Has anyone had good results with the Carolina Windom? (which isn't really a Windom)
I was planning to build one - mostly for use on 75M and 40M. It would have a 90 degree bend at some point, and likely not be a flat top arrangement, but rather, an irregular height affair. (not really an inverted vee either) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brett gazdzinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Yes, I worked on it most of today, the 80 meter > > portion was ok for the most part, the 40 meter section was acting > > crazy, and kept getting tangled up with the 80 meter part. > > This form of antenna is a bit unwieldy. The 40 meter element must be > located below the 80 meter element. It helps if you have separate guy lines > for the two elements. It also helps if you match the tenson in the wires, > but the antenna can still twist. Once it is up, however, it is stable. > > > SWR at 7290 was 5 to 1. That is bad. > > I added lengths to the end of the 40 meter part but > > it just acted nuts, the 80 and 40 meter segments were interacting.. > > The 80 meter element should behave as a regular dipole, but the 40 meter > element (and any highter band elements) will interact. Typically the > shorter elements should be cut about 10% longer than the formula. ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
