Re: [Elecraft] antennas for Susan

2010-08-02 Thread Ralph Parker
The SVDA (vertical dipole near salt water) has proven itself in many DXpeditions. Relatively easy to build. The 2 element has good gain. Google "SVDA antenna". Here's the first one - http://www.elecraft.com/DXpeditions/QRP_is.pdf (note the website :-) I'll be looking for you. VE7XF ___

Re: [Elecraft] antennas for Susan

2010-08-02 Thread WILLIS COOKE
.  Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ From: eric manning To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Mon, August 2, 2010 12:23:17 AM Subject: [Elecraft] antennas for Susan Susan Said: the antenna farm will most likely be vertical and located right at the shore l

[Elecraft] antennas for Susan

2010-08-01 Thread eric manning
Susan Said: the antenna farm will most likely be vertical and located right at the shore line. What suggestions do you have for me to construct for antennas? I had very good luck with a Force 12 Sigma 5, a CENTRE-FED inductively loaded short half-wave vertical [i.e., a short centre-f