John KK9A Looking forward to getting back on the Top-Band for the next couple of months and working some contests and some good DX. I'd appreciate your recommendations on the antenna options for my
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:37:04 -0500
A thought: I would think the slant fed tower would have a lower angle of radiation, but I've had very good luck with a quarter wave, half sloper fed directly with coax (shield to tower)at the top wh
It's probably better than you think. Loss in decent coax is minimal at 2 MHz unless it's a VERY long line, even with 4:1 SWR off resonance. Matched loss about 0.25 dB/100 ft for #10 copper center and
Author: "Roger (K8RI) on TT" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 14:11:31 -0500
On 12/3/2013 1:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 12/3/2013 10:37 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote: ry narrow band and IIRC the impedance is about 25 ohms. I've used the Palstar AT5K tuner in the shack successfu
I am glad this works for you. Since the tower is the other half of the half sloper, results can vary depending on it's height and what antennas are on it. John KK9A A thought: I would think the slant