Jeff,
Contact Allen Bond of Max-Gain Systems, Marietta, GA
<http://www.mgs4u.com/airvar.htm>.
Also see <http://www.mgs4u.com/#president> for other ham radio products.
--
Matt Lee, WB6BWZ
Atlanta, Georgia USA
<wb6bwz@arrl.net>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: secc-admin@contesting.com [mailto:secc-admin@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Clarke
> Sent: Friday, 29 November, 2002 21:17
> To: SECC
> Cc: MRRC Mailing List
> Subject: [SECC] Feeding 160 Meter Antenna
>
>
> I was going to try to put up a antenna for the ARRL 160 contest and got to
> hinking - why not use the zepp I use for 80-10 meters on 160 by
> shorting the 450 ohm
> feedline , sticking my antenna tuner outside and running a few
> radials. It is far
> enough away from the house that I should get out well enough to have
> some fun...
>
> I was looking at the ON4UN antenna book and this would be considered
> to be a "T"
> antenna . I have about 60 feet of vertical 450 ohm open wire feedline
> and 44 ft on
> each leg of the antenna so 1/2 of the antenna would be not to far
> from being a 1/4 wl
> Inverted L on 160.
>
> I was looking for some tips on how to feed this so I don't have to
> stick my antenna
> tuner outside everytime I want to get on 160. I was thinking of doing
> the following :
>
> * Build a 2:1 UNUN and put it at the bottom of the antenna. The SWR
> is probably close
> enough that I could get the SWR down with the tuner (bypassing the
> balun in the tuner
> and feed via coax jack) in the shack.
>
> * Get a variable air capacitor ( I think I need 500-800pf ??) and put
> it in series at
> bottom of antenna. Anyone have a source around Atlanta or willing to
> part with one I could buy ???
>
> Anyone have any other tips/ideas???
>
> Thanks, Jeff
>
>
> ps : Condx were real good here last night. I heard ZD8A and several
> EU stations Q5
> with the antenna in the zepp configuration..
>
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>
> Jeffrey D. Clarke 770-218-0278 email : ku8e@bellsouth.net
>
>
> Please see my resume webpage at http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-ku8e
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