Re: Topband: Inverted L question

2012-12-25 Thread N1SV
Snip: I am right now using an inverted L which is spaced about 4 feet away from my tower. The vertical leg is about 85 feet. I remember a number of years ago talking with Jeff Briggs (K1ZM) about ideas for my first inverted-L while we were both waiting for flights out of the Dayton Hamvention.

Topband: Inverted l or 4 square?

2012-12-25 Thread Jim in Waco WB5OXQ
If I can support a wire antenna at 50' or maybe more in tall pine trees and have 1.9 acres of space to use which would work best. Lots of tall pine trees on the lot. I assume the trees in the center of the square will really not be an interfearing factor. If I feed with window line will it

Topband: I meant a full wave loop instead of a 4 square.

2012-12-25 Thread Jim in Waco WB5OXQ
I meant a full wave loop If I can support a wire antenna at 50' or maybe more in tall pine trees and have 1.9 acres of space to use which would work best. Lots of tall pine trees on the lot. I assume the trees in the center of the square will really not be an interfearing factor. If I feed with

Topband: KLM antennas on shunt fed towers

2012-12-25 Thread Ron Spencer
Anyone have problems running a KLM antenna with the 4:! balun and elements insulated from the boom (stock KLM config) on a shunt fed tower for 160? I ask because I have a 6 element 10 on the top of my shunt fed tower and now, after running a kw on 160, the antenna's swr has gone over 2:1 where