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Re: [TowerTalk] Limited space for 80 and 50

To: Jim in Waco wb5oxq <wb5oxq_1@grandecom.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Limited space for 80 and 50
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:38:32 -0600
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Jim,

You already have the vertical.  Shunt feeding the existing tower is my 
suggestion.  

Stan, K5GO

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On Nov 19, 2013, at 9:57 PM, "Jim in Waco wb5oxq" <wb5oxq_1@grandecom.net> 
wrote:

> I have a full size 80 meter dipole at 60' in the center fed with 300 ohm 
> window line to a good tuner with the balanced input.  I cannot use it on 80 
> or 40 meters even at levels of 25 watts or more because of interfearance to 
> my entertainment center despite snap on chokes on all input leads and every 
> speaker lead and a high end ac line filter.  Therefore if I want to operate 
> any frequency below 14mhz I feel I must try a vertical in a side yard located 
> outside the shack.  The area is about 25X40 feet.  Radials can be put down in 
> that area  There is a 50' tower with a triband beam in one corner of that 
> area.  No other metal is in that area.  The feedline length to the shack is 
> about 20'.  There is no height restriction in this area.  I only need the 
> antenna for 75 and 40.  There is a 6' tall wood privacy fence around this 
> area.  I would hope that using a vertical in this area would fix the rfi 
> problem since the antenna would be a good 40' away from the entertainmant 
> center whe
 re
> as the center of the dipole is directly above it.  Suggestions please.  WB5OXQ
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