..."500 feet of #14 insulated wire is less that $20.00
at Lowe's so that's the way I am going."....
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I see you haven't been to Lowes lately. You need to double that plus add
a little. I'm really glad I loaded up when I found 1000 ft rolls for $7
at Mikes Merchandise a few months back. No, they don't have any more.
Jerry, K4SAV
Gordon wrote:
>Good morning guys and gals. This is my first post (of substance) though I
>have been reading for quite a while now. I am absolutely thrilled that we
>got past the recent problems on the reflector. For the first time in a long
>time, I took the time to read everything everyone has written. Enough of
>that part.
>
>NOW! Antennas for working SS and other contests. I can't really allude to
>what I have done so far but I have read extensively over the past two years
>trying to come up with something workable for the guy who cannot erect a
>tower much less climb one. Wire antennas seem to be the way to go to place
>the signal in the most favorable direction. One thought that comes to mind
>is the MOXON 2 element beam made from wire and suspended from available
>trees or masts. It takes up less space than other normal sized antennas.
>
>I remember reading in the Handbook many years ago about using three 2X4s for
>a fairly sturdy mast. Separating two of the pieces by 2X4 blocks and
>sandwiching the upper piece between them at the top to get up to 30+ feet of
>mast which can be either guyed or braced against the eaves of the house at a
>convenient point. Of course that's great for older OFs like me that can't
>walk or climb very well. 500 feet of #14 insulated wire is less that $20.00
>at Lowe's so that's the way I am going.....A Moxon for 20 and maybe for 40.
>My present 5BTV vertical works fine for some things but is definitely NOT a
>contest antenna.
>
>Let's not write 10 and 15 off just yet. I remember two years ago at Field
>Day when 15 was wild until midnight here in Macon. 10 Meters worked fine up
>until about 10:30 Sat night. Then again, I may have had a pipeline because
>it seemed as though I was on the DX (type) end of a never-ending pileup for
>a few hours. One never knows these days!
>
>Gordon - K4OD
>Macon, Ga
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
>To: "Jeff" <w4dd at arrl.net>
>Cc: <secc at contesting.com>
>Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 6:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [SECC] More in common than different
>
>
>
>
>>On Oct 1, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Jeff wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>With
>>>the CQWW and SS only weeks away, lets focus on that. I'd like to
>>>hear what
>>>new antennas whet up recently and how they are performing.
>>>
>>>
>>Hmm. SS is only a month away. I need to get busy!
>>
>>Here's my plan:
>>
>>1) I have a 115 foot doublet at 35 feet fed with open wire. It's been
>>up for several years now, but recently it has been giving me a
>>problem -- the SWR shifts radically when transmitting more than a few
>>watts.
>>
>>I'm not sure what's wrong, so I have two ideas:
>>
>>a) Rewind the remote balun. Theory is that there's arcing taking
>>place between the bifilar winding of the balun. Instead of a Guanella
>>design, I may shift to a W1JR design, which uses teflon coax instead
>>of twisted wires.
>>
>>b) Replace the untuned doublet with a 80/40m trap dipole. Coaxial
>>traps are pretty easy to design and build. I'm already using them in
>>my 30/17m inverted V.
>>
>>2) K2 has provision for a receive antenna. I plan a K9AY loop to be
>>temporarily mounted over a small tree in my yard. There have been
>>times when calling CQ on Phone that I have had trouble hearing the
>>callers. I'm hoping the loop will help out on 40m and 80m.
>>
>>3) It's not really for SS, but I have enough wire to put down four
>>more 100 foot radials on the shunt. Need to get that down before the
>>ARRL 160m.
>>
>>
>>Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
>>Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>> -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>>
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