On Jul 4, 2014, at 3:34 PM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Why do you need a tuner with a well designed fan dipole. The lengths of each > set of wires can be trimmed to allow coax feed. > > I have 2 fan dipoles here, one for 20, 15, and 10 and another for 30, 17, and > 12 meters. Each fed with a single coax. > Restricting them to 3 bands simplifies the tuning difficulties associated > with interaction. Keeping the wires about 1 foot apart reduces that > interaction. > > I do not mix bands that are 3rd harmonic related on the same coax, it just > complicates things - in other words, I do not mix radiators for 80 and 30 on > the same coax, the same for radiators for 40 and 15 meters. > > The KISS principle applies. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 7/4/2014 6:22 PM, Dad wrote: >> Why not consider a fan dipole. 160, 40, and 17 ?????? Model it on an antenna >> program. You're still going to need a tunner . >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 4, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Jim GM <jim.gmfo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> What antenna lengths are you using on 160M with your KX3 or KXPA100 >>> internal tuner? What is best for 160-6 meters? I like making my own >>> antennas with wire. >>> >>> I usually have to give up one band or another cause it just would not tune >>> up on a certain band. >>> >>> I have tried to stay with in these guide lines. >>> >>> -- >>> Jim K9TF >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> Message delivered to vwrace...@gmail.com >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to w3...@embarqmail.com >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to n...@elecraft.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
