Jim,
I reside in a garden home and have really strict CC&R restrictions. I
found
sufficient space to erect a long wire in my attic that is, counting the
vertical sections at each end, about 54 feet long. I used #14 insulated wire
from Home Depot and staple it directly to the "ridgepole". This antenna is
fed with an MFJ-993B turner at one terminus of the wire. This antenna is
effective on 80,40,30, and 20Meters. For the bands 20M and higher, I found a
Force 12 Sigma 5 vertical on one of the used ham equipment sites on the
internet. This antenna is bandswitched 20 thru 10M and is only 9 feet tall.
It is a vertical dipole so a ground is not necessary. I simply sat it on the
attic floor and erected it between two wind beams. It is fed directly from
the Flex-5000 with no tuner. You can take of the weather cover and
spread/compress the coils to achieve the best SWR.
If you go to my website, you will some some photos fo the antenna farm
here
at W4ATK. The autotuner is no longer under the lavatory however, it has been
moved to the attic as well.
73's Jim, W4ATK
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http://web.mac.com/jimrogers_w4atk
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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 12:04 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 Wire Antennas
Importance: High
I've recently acquired an SDR-1000 with a Presonus Firebox, and I am
anxiously trying to get the most out of it. I'll be doing low and medium
band SWL'ing along with using the 1K as my main station rig for QSO's.
Unfortunately I live in a townhouse (almost apartment-like) and have very
limited antenna choices available. What are you all using as far as long(?)
wires (30ft or so) and verticals (without any inground radial system)?
Right now I have a random wire attached, but received signals are very few
and far between, and I can't even use the TUNE mode at low power to get the
ATU to help due to high SWR issues. I'm thinking that an MFJ16010 type tuner
between my wire and the SDR-1000 will help immensely. Anyone using a similar
setup?
Jim
KC3SN
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