I have a 44' doublet hanging from a tree in a near vertical orientation (steep sloper) and it does very well. The bottom is about 8' off the ground and it's maybe 20 deg. off vertical. Fed with ladder line with a BL2 at the K3 and the KAT3; 40m-10m.
73, Randy, KS4L > On Sep 26, 2013, at 11:33 AM, Vic K2VCO <k2vco....@gmail.com> wrote: > > How high was the 44' doublet? > > How was it oriented compared to the Omni Angle antenna? > > Is the doublet in inverted V or horizontal configuration? > > I am finding this interesting because I am soon moving to an > antenna-restricted location. > >> On 9/26/2013 6:57 AM, stan levandowski wrote: >> About 3 weeks ago, I learned about a new "miracle antenna" - I usually >> dismiss such >> nonsense because there *is* no miracle antenna. However, the person who >> informed me is a >> trusted, capable, educated ham and DXpeditioner who is not easily impressed. >> >> I still don't believe in "miracles" but this 2.5 lb, 7 by 4 foot, easy >> up/easy down, no >> tools required, easy-to-tune $99 new product by Dale Parfitt [designer of >> the PAR End >> FedZ series] offers a realistic alternative to those with severe antenna >> restrictions, >> attic installations, SOTA needs, and so on. It is easily mounted on a >> Jackite or similar >> fiberglass pole. Just put it on and slide it down until it's a good friction >> fit. >> >> The antenna is resonant for a single band ( choose: 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 or 6) >> and >> additional matchboxes can be purchased for around $25 each. >> >> I bought the 17 meter version and in two weeks of non-scientific, casual A/B >> testing >> against my 44' doublet, the Omni Angle has been equal or better on receive >> the majority of >> times and about the same on transmit. On receive it seems notaby less noisy >> than my >> doublet. It is horizontally polarized. >> >> I don't want to create an antenna controversy here on proper antenna testing >> techniques -- >> I seem to have a flair for doing that -- ;) >> >> But I do want to pass along info on this new product which might be very >> useful to those >> of us who have to live with antenna restrictions or who need options for >> effective >> portable operations. >> >> Here is a short Youtube video I cobbled together to demonstrate my 17 meter >> PAR Omni Angle. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGTq4zVAW_w >> >> 73, Stan WB2LQF >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
