Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
Highly recommend 80 meter full wave loops... I have a full wave 80 meter 3 sided loop fed with ladder line and my KPA500/KAT500 tunes it from 80-10 meters including the WARC bands. It has been up about three years and I have worked all states on 9 bands and DXCC on 5 bands. Richard K6VV __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
Or, study and upgrade. > On Feb 19, 2022, at 7:30 PM, Jack Brindle via Elecraft > wrote: > > And it is outside the General Class band limits. If you hold a General > ticket, stay above 3800. > > 73, > Jack, W6FB Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
Yup. That’s the spot. > On Feb 17, 2022, at 12:51 PM, Ray wrote: > > I think the DX window is 3.790 +/- . > WA6VAB K3 Ray > > > From: Richard > Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 9:05 AM > To: Elecraft Mailing List > Subject: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun > > I’m in the process of tuning a just-finished 80-meter “triangular loop.” So > far, the early signs are encouraging. > > I will use this for SSB exclusively. Being “new” to 80, I don’t yet know the > territory. > > The antenna has a narrow 2:1 bandwidth, and my main interest is DX. > > What would be a good center frequency for 80-meter SSB DX? > > Thanks. > > Richard — W4KBX > __ > 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 wa6...@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 aa...@arrl.net Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" -- Wilbur Wright, 1901 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
On 2/19/2022 4:34 PM, RC wrote: Highly recommend 80 meter full wave loops... Except that antennas that aren't well matched to the feedline cannot be effectively choked, so they are not a great idea if you have RX noise, either in your own home or those of neighbors. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
And it is outside the General Class band limits. If you hold a General ticket, stay above 3800. 73, Jack, W6FB > On Feb 19, 2022, at 5:40 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: > > Yup. That’s the spot. > >> On Feb 17, 2022, at 12:51 PM, Ray > <mailto:wa6...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I think the DX window is 3.790 +/- . >> WA6VAB K3 Ray >> >> >> From: Richard >> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 9:05 AM >> To: Elecraft Mailing List >> Subject: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun >> >> I’m in the process of tuning a just-finished 80-meter “triangular loop.” So >> far, the early signs are encouraging. >> >> I will use this for SSB exclusively. Being “new” to 80, I don’t yet know the >> territory. >> >> The antenna has a narrow 2:1 bandwidth, and my main interest is DX. >> >> What would be a good center frequency for 80-meter SSB DX? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Richard — W4KBX >> __ >> 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 wa6...@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 aa...@arrl.net <mailto:aa...@arrl.net> > > Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASELMail: aa...@arrl.net > <mailto:aa...@arrl.net> > Web: http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com > <http://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com/> > Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!" >-- Wilbur Wright, 1901 > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net/> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > <http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> > Message delivered to jackbrin...@me.com <mailto:jackbrin...@me.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
Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
On 2/19/2022 3:40 PM, Bill Coleman wrote: Yup. That’s the spot. Except that stations spread out during contests. 73, Jim K9YC __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
I think the DX window is 3.790 +/- . WA6VAB K3 Ray From: Richard Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 9:05 AM To: Elecraft Mailing List Subject: [Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun I’m in the process of tuning a just-finished 80-meter “triangular loop.” So far, the early signs are encouraging. I will use this for SSB exclusively. Being “new” to 80, I don’t yet know the territory. The antenna has a narrow 2:1 bandwidth, and my main interest is DX. What would be a good center frequency for 80-meter SSB DX? Thanks. Richard — W4KBX __ 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 wa6...@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 arch...@mail-archive.com
[Elecraft] 80-meter Antenna Fun
I’m in the process of tuning a just-finished 80-meter “triangular loop.” So far, the early signs are encouraging. I will use this for SSB exclusively. Being “new” to 80, I don’t yet know the territory. The antenna has a narrow 2:1 bandwidth, and my main interest is DX. What would be a good center frequency for 80-meter SSB DX? Thanks. Richard — W4KBX __ 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
