At 02:25 PM 9/7/97 EDT, you wrote:
>Hello fellow tower monkeys,
>
>I am wanting to add a 30M sloper type of antenna off my 50ft tower. I
>don't currently have a 30M antenna and after trying to add 30M via an
>add-on coil to my butternut vertical yielded very sad results and
>destroyed the vertical's performance on both 40M and 80M. I have decided
>
Are you sure you did the installation of that 30 meter coil right? I have
had 3
of those verticals with excellent results on 30m. Directional antennas
would be the
answere for 30 meters but I would certainly look at that again. I have had
them
ground mounted and worked over 120 countries on 30m with 100 watts and also
had them
mounted up on a 50' tower with an anti radial kit which also worked good.
And no
difference was made on either 40 or 80 meters as well. Good luck and
73's....Steve
to construct a sloper type of antenna for 30M, with the sloper running
>off the tower at about 48ft down into my backyard to the south. I am
>assuming that a 1/4 wavelength on 30M, approx. 23.25ft, is the best
>design with the coax braid grounded to the tower at the feedpoint. This
>is my first attempt at a wire antenna off my tower. Currently run a C-4
>beam and my vertical for omni coverage on 40 and 80M.
>
>Would love to hear any advice and suggestions.
>
>73 dit dit,
>
>David E. Shelton, RN
>KU4IT@juno.com
>
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