One advantage of a trap-less center-fed wire fed with ladder-line and a
balanced L network tuner is that if it turns out that a reactance arcs
or melts down, retrofitting a more capable L or C does not require
bringing down the antenna. Another advantage is that such an antenna
is more resistant to icing and wind -- especially if the antenna itself
is made from braided phosphor-bronze wire and the mid point of the
ladder-line is tethered with braided dacron.
cheers, JB.
On Dec 14, 2005, at 11:54 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:05:09 -0800, Bill Turner wrote:
>
>> I have a W9INN trap dipole which will handle the legal limit all day
>> long. INN is an SK now and I don't now if his antennas are still
>> being sold, but if you can find one you will be in business.
>
> I have one that I bought from Bill about a year before he died that
> has never been up in the air because he delivered it to late for the
> project I was working on. It's a 2-wire dipole designed for 80, 40, and
> 160 -- full size for 80 and 40, loading coil/traps take it to 160.
> Roughly 170 ft long. I think I paid about $110. Make me an offer. :)
>
> Jim K9YC
>
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