Upcoming IARU contest this summer. I'll be away from home. No access to outside world from shack. None. Zero, Zip, Zilch, Nada. Small Tribander (1 coax) 40m and 80m inverted Vees. Separate coaxes. Al
Maybe a plastic switchbox of some kind that shorts the 2 leads of the 80m vee together (to give you a radiator-The center) and another switch to short the 40m vee together for one raised radial-The
You are not going to work a lot of multipliers in the IARU contest on 160 meters - even if you had "real" antennas for the band. I would suggest either just loading up your 80 meter antenna and worki
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Lots of private emails. HOWEVER, sadly I don't think I can use much information from most of them. Two emails contain an idea or two I may be able to implement. (
Mike, Have you considered an *elevated* radial at the near end of the coax feeding the 80m dipole? Connect the shield and center conductor together; and connect that to a tuner with either K2AV's fol
Good grief! Well, if you're dead-set on using one of those on 160, how about a K2AV folded counterpoise inside the building? ;-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives -
Oh, I don't know. Actually the ghastly set of restrictions he's put upon himself pretty well gloms his chances. One of the advisories on the FCP is to keep it away from dielectric materials and metal
P.S. A lesson is taught until it is learned. :-) Good luck - with those constraints! I have tried similar things in the past - with miserable results. 73 es have fun, Dave KM3T _________________ Top
Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2016 09:56:41 -0400
From what I have read the best solution is to invest in a Remote Rig interface (no computer at the equipment end required) and put your station at a location conducive to decent antenna possibilities
To score well in a contest you need to make efficient use of your time. You have no 160m antenna and for reasons not mentioned no way to install one. Using a non resonant antenna may cause damage to