= = = "Jack Painter" wrote in message
= = = news:owNpd.4394$SA.57@lakeread02...
"RHF" wrote
You may wish to consider moving the Feed-Point from the Center of
Two Equal Arms to an Off-Center Feed-Point with a Short-Arm of 38%
and a Long-Arm of 62% of the Total Length of the Antenna. This
type 'configuration' of Wire Antenna is called a "WINDOM" Antenna.

RHF: Windom style antennas are transmitting gimmicks that use the vertical
component of the antenna as an added radiator for wider band coverage than a
dipole (without a tuner that is) would otherwise have. No windom antenna has
any added receive benefits whatsoever. I would say it has no place in SWL at
all for that matter, there being many easier to install and general coverage
receive antennas available.

best regards,

Jack


JP,

ABOUT - Shortwave Listeners (SWLers) and Shortwave Listening (SWLing)
'part' of the SWLers' FUN is:
- Simply Listening to "What Is Out There" )
- Buying; Seting-Up, Using and Modifying the SWL Equipment )
- Buying, Building (Thinking About & Planning SWL Antenna )
and for some Posting here on Rec.Radio.Shortwave etc )

IMHO: If a SWL can Buy/Build some form of Windom Antenna and ENJOY
using it to Listen to Shortwave - Then the Windom Antenna has a
'place' in Shortwave Listening.

* KISAP Broadband Shortwave Listeners' (SWL) Windom Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw...a/message/1511
Shortwave Listener "SWL" {300 Ohm Twin Lead} Windom Antenna
- Long-Arm 'cut' for the 49 Meter Shortwave Band = 38.54 Feet
- Short-Arm 'cut' for the 31 Meter Shortwave Band = 24.13 Feet
- Vertical-Leg 'cut' for the 19 Meter Shortwave Band = 15.15 Feet
- Mount/Rig this Antenna at a Height of 30.3 Feet with the Vertical
Leg and Coax Cable Feed-in-Line coming down Straight and Vertical.
- TV 300 Ohm to 75 Ohm Matching Transformer (Balun)
- TV 75 Ohm Coax Cable Feed-in-Line
NOTE: The 300 Ohm Twin Lead froms a 'continious loop of wire'
in the shape (outline) of a small 't'. The Ends of the Loop are
connected to the 300 Ohm Ends of the Matching Transformer.

iane ~ RHF
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