Jim, I wrote you a list of items and started to send it, then noticed
that K3WA had already sent you almost exactly the same thing I wrote, so
I erased it all. So I will just add, after you do the things Bill
suggested, you will probably discover, to do all the things you want,
you really need more than one antenna (just like the rest of us).
Jerry, K4SAV
Bill Axelrod wrote:
>And what a fun conundrum. I am wrestling with some of the same questions as
>I plan my retirement QTH and antenna farm.
>
>I suggest there a couple of questions you need to ask and answer before you
>can make your decisions. The primary question is "What do you want to do
>with your new antenna?" DX? Local ragchewing? Traffic nets? Domestic
>contests? DX Contests? Or do you want a compromise antenna that will do
>well enough across the board. Each choice of application will lead you
>down a different path. The best 80 meter antenna for ragchewing with other
>USA hams is a very different antenna than the best antenna for 80 meter
>DXing. Is your dream antenna directional or omni-directional? On and on.
>
>Then there is the question "How good is good enough"? If your goal is
>contesting is your goal to have a competitive station or just enough to have
>some fun? For 80 and 160 meters, have you considered the expense and
>real-estate for receiving antennae?
>
>For me, my dream 160 and 80 meter antennas are a couple of 4-squares. But,
>for my uses, that solution is beyond good enough. I'd probably settle for a
>pair of phased verticals to get me some gain and directivity at a price that
>I'm comfortable with and in the real estate I expect to have.
>
>Not to make this hard, but once you answer the "what do I want to be able to
>do" question, you will be in a good position to parse the wide range of
>answers you got, make your decisions, and get your antennas up and on the
>air.
>
>Good luck and 73... Bill K3WA
>
>
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