Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-13 Thread Chuck Mabbott
- Original Message - From: "George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 4:23 PM Subject: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum "My 2 cents worth is: Theory is one thing and actuality is another thing. I use a 13

Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-04 Thread Joseph Reed
Perhaps as Dr. McCoy would say "Damnit Jim, I'm a doctor not an engineer." - Original Message From: ron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2006 4:07:31 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again,

Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-04 Thread ron
I can see Spock saying, in his confused expression, "That is not logical". "Why would one want a antenna that keeps falling" ?? (smile) Ron, wb1hga Chuck wrote: Amen! "If it stays up, it ain't big enough." 73 Chuck AA8VS ___ Elecraft mailin

RE: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-04 Thread Chuck
Amen! >"If it stays up, it ain't big enough." > 73 Chuck AA8VS ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/lis

Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-04 Thread Paul Gates, KD3JF
Hey George you said it right!! I have been reading all the email about what will work and won't. The best antenna I ever haad was the 130 ft Vee feeding it with 450 ohm ladder line. Now don't laugh, the length of the feedline was whatever it took from the center of the VEE to my shack! Then I hooke

RE: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-03 Thread KJ3D
George wrote... "I guess the moral to this is, don't let theory stop you from trying stuff." I would like to add what I firmly believe is the ONLY absolutely true law of physics when it comes to antennas. I learned it in the mid-50's and it is just as true today... "If it stays up, it ain't big

Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-03 Thread Fred Jensen
George N4YM wrote: I use a 130 ft inverted vee, fed with about 55 ft of 450 ohm ladder line. > The apex of the vee is about 65 ft up. The ladder line stops at the > eave of my house, just outside the shack, where I use a 4:1 balun. > From the balun to the homebrew tuner, I use a 7 or 8 ft > pie

Re: [Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-03 Thread Sandy W5TVW
n muster into the "ether" to be radiated, not thrown away as heat. Ditto for high powers, except at kilowatt levels, sometime improper devices will burn and smoke or at least get very hot. Why throw the power away? My two penny's worth. 73, Sandy W5TVW - Original Message --

[Elecraft] 135 ft flat top antennas, again, ad infinitum

2006-10-03 Thread George
My 2 cents worth is: Theory is one thing and actuality is another thing. I use a 130 ft inverted vee, fed with about 55 ft of 450 ohm ladder line. The apex of the vee is about 65 ft up. The ladder line stops at the eave of my house, just outside the shack, where I use a 4:1 balun. From the