"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 00:40:45 GMT, Irv Finkleman
wrote:

Drbob92031 wrote:

Has anyone had any working experience wih the Latton antenna. Made from
a
singel piece of TV feed line and can work all HF bands. Sounds too
easy and
good to be true.
Tnx in advance de WA2EAW..Bob

I've got one rolled up in my shack -- used to use it but went to other
things after a while. The performance was not bad, but making one that
is strong enough to span any distance is difficult. I had to run a piece
of nylone cord through the dielectric, threaded in and out.

Another chum, now a sient key, used one for years and seemed happy with
it.

The spelling is Lattin, and you can find it on the net through Google.

Irv -- VE6BP

Hi Bob, Irv,

Over the past couple days I've done some investigation ...

face of it. The "theory" offered is tantalizing, but I see so many
problems, that such "theory" appears to be more the result of a
fantasy with numbers than the actual proof of the design/test/data
cycle.

Let's face it, if the design were serviceable, it would be more
current given 44 years of exposure.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

The tuning was difficult but once tuned it wasn't half bad. I accomplished
the 'trimming' by addition of a hanging tail at the open end of the 'trap'
on a couple of the bands. You
have to take the velocity factor into consideration as well. Combine the
difficulty in tuning with the problem of support and you will soon put it
away! It was a fun experiment but not worth all the time and wasted
twin lead. By going to an open feeder you do away with the velocity
factor, but the trimming is still a pain. Support problems are further
compounded. If I wanted to carry a 10/15/20m antenna it might
be worth while for field day. The only reason I got involved was after
seeing Bob, VE6TE, now SK, running one and I was never one to
pass up a chance to play around with something intriguing!

Irv VE6BP