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Karl,
You will get as many answers to your query as there are amateurs on the
reflector, hi hi. Knowing which band is MOST important would be helpful to
answering. 160m, for example, is a very particular band for antennas
actually working. You can load a "wet noodle" with a tuner, but it may not
transmit. I spend a lot of time on 160m and we have guys stop by all the
time with the proverbial "my 80m antenna loads just fine here, I can hear
you all just great (most run 1.5 kw in our group), but I just can't
understand why you can't hear me over the noise". The only thing we have
found to work is a full sized dipole or inverted vee fed with ladder line (I
prefer 300 ohm from the Wireman, as it doesn't seem to be effected by rain
or ice as bad as 450 ohm, but that's a personal preference.). Your L4B
won't do 160m (or I should say my stock one won't, hi), so that may not be a
concern for you. I never got the inverted L to work well for me, on any
band, as I didn't put down a good enough ground/radial system either, Karl.
I think it would work alright, but would DEFINITELY need the ground system.
The Hustler verticals seem to work well with elevated radials on 40m and up.
Just some ramblings, Karl. Good luck in your quest.
73,
Don, WB5HAK
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From: "Karl Corder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 4:19 PM
Subject: [drakelist] Request Drake users experience, opinions and comments
for an all band HF Antennas
Karl Corder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> made an utterance to the drakelist
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After having my current antenna removed due to a
proposed house addition,
I am ready to Install another antenna, but would like
for it to be
a "optimum antenna "so I don't have to keep
experimenting
ie. fooling around with them.
Would really like Drake users recommendations,
opinions, comments
for a all band (160 through 10 meter) Antenna i.e.
low VSWR,
broad band, house and neighborhood friendly, and be
able to take output from a TX4 LB4 MN2000 set up.
Previous experience has been: not much luck with
verticals However
it could have been my fault as I never had more
than 8 radials,
and no attention to decent grounding.
A Recent excellent antenna presentation at the
Rochester Radio club
talked only on Verticals this was due to their
low angle of radiation.
Several verticals were mentioned specially the
AV-18HT, However
no had one.
I know this isn't an antenna net but it's the only net
I use and Drake
folks on this net seem to be very knowledgeable.
Thank you -Karl WA2OVJ
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