On 6/18/2012 8:47 AM, Jim Miller wrote:
> Those woods provide the stealth
> for my dipole and hexbeam.
Great. Some of my antennas are in the woods. Dark colored wire and
relatively small wire can be pretty stealthy. The black rope sold by Ham
Radio Outlet is pretty strong and also quite stealth
Thanks for all the good ideas and food for thought. I'm currently in a HOA
situation on a 1 acre lot the back 1/4 of which is wooded. I got my license
a couple of years after I bought the house. Those woods provide the stealth
for my dipole and hexbeam. Not a lot of room for exotic setups but I'll
Jim,
It sounds like you have a bit of space to work with, so let me suggest
my wire antennas that come into the shack on 3 feedlines (could be
reduced to 2 with remote feedline switching). One antenna is a
broadband 80 meter dipole (actually an inverted Vee) with its center at
48 feet. That
On 6/17/2012 4:59 PM, Jim Miller wrote:
> What sort of feedline and antennas are folks expecting to use with the KAT500?
I'm very much a fan of resonant antennas, and feed them with both 50 ohm
and 75 ohm coax, whichever is the best match to each antenna. I have
two fan dipoles for 80M and 40M
In my last home I had a short (15' or so) coax from the ATU to a balun
outside, and ladder line from the balun to the center of an all-band dipole.
I found it much more convenient to run coax through the wall than ladder
line. I plan to duplicate this in my new home (under construction). I have
fou
On 6/17/2012 5:17 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> I would suggest that the answers vary "all over the board". In my
> particular case, I run resonant antennas due to an agreement with the
> XYL when we married - she said she did not want to see antennas or
> feedlines when coming up the driveway. That
I should have added some context to my question. I'm considering adding the
KPA500 at some point. I currently have a hexbeam for 20-6m which has <1.5
SWR so I doubt the KAT500 would be a benefit there.
I currently have a non-resonant dipole for 80-30m which I occasionally use
as a hatted vertical.
Jim,
The answer to your question is steeped in the many requests for the
KAT500 - Each station has its own set of antennas. Some do have all
resonant antennas and do not need the tuner, but that does not seem to
be the majority - thus the demand for the KAT500. In the meantime, some
are usin
I use a 1:1 balun into 4 inch open wire line to a 205 ft long dipole.
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On Jun 17, 2012, at 6:59 PM, "Jim Miller" wrote:
> What sort of feedline and antennas are folks expecting to use with the
> KAT500?
>
> I assume OPs want this because they are running more than a barefoot K
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