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n2ize
( ...describing his doublet...)
Height ... 65-70 ft...
Length ... cut for 80 meters
Style. ... Inverted Vee design...
Feedline ... Insulated balanced (open wire) line.
Length into shack... approx 70-75 feet. Shack is on 2nd floor...
Point of entry... Currently enters through side louvers on an air conditioner. But soon will enter via feed through insulators in attic window.
Tuner... A Johnson 250 watt link coupled "Matchbox" tuner.
Usable bands... Antenna can be tuned for 75, 40, 20 and even 10 meters. Most efficient on 75 and 40, but pretty good on 20 as well...
Grounding system... heavy gauge braided copper rope tied to buried rod. Good electrical ground... decent RF ground...
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