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Subject: | [CQ-Contest] 80/75 antenna |
From: | WI8W <rtty@comcast.net> |
Date: | Tue, 04 May 2004 04:00:05 +0000 |
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Chuck K3FT wrote: "Frank Witt AH1X had a VERY good antenna (inverted vee) which covers BOTH CW and SSB on 80/75. It has a double dip SWR point. Uses a coaxial stub system to do that. I believe it's in the ARRL Antenna Handbook and may, also, be in the ARRL Handbook." I have one of these antennas at 50 feet off my tower in a inverted vee configuration. Mine covers from somewhere below 3500 to about 3900 with a SWR of 1.2 at 3500 and rising to no higher than about 1.6 over the rest of the band. I cut mine a bit long to favor the low end of 80 meters. I found my plan for the antenna in ON4UN's Low Band DXing book on page 8-9. It is also in the ARRL Antenna Book. I recommend it! 73 Thom WI8W
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