In article .com,
"tom k in L.A." wrote:

On Feb 14, 7:57 pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article .com,
"tom k in L.A." wrote:

anyone use a t2fd here? i'm considering replacing my longwire with a
t2fd-- but i can't mount it on a slope-- will i be wasting my time and
money?

It would be a good move. Sloping it is not important.


really? some people feel strongly about the sloping. elaborate
telamon-- if i can get 1/2 the reception you do i will be a happy
pappy!

This antenna originated as a ship broadband antenna where there are
stays that could be used as an antenna if insulated. The stays on a ship
slope. Generally for reception higher is better so I would nix the
sloping idea.

You can build a simple folded dipole antenna out of TV 300 ohm twin lead
and use a common 300 to 75 ohm BALUN. The TV/FM BALUN transformers are
not all created equal. Some are poor below 15MHz. The BALUN units with
more heft indicate a bigger core that will work well down into the AMBCB
band. The twin lead will not support itself so you could tie-wrap it to
nylon cord or rope. It would be good if the antenna was at least 40 foot
long and longer would be better.

If this works well for you then go to the trouble of building a larger
capture area antenna.

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Telamon
Ventura, California