On Oct 16, 9:28*am, wrote:
Hi Steve,

Thanks for the azimuth plot. This was just what I was looking for.

I am on a sand dune above Lake Michigan 32 miles east southeast of the
Sears Tower.

The antenna *that I am writing about is the Radio Works 80 Special with
41¹ and 25¹ element lengths. The radiating coax is 10¹ strapped to a
fiberglass mast. The dipole feedpoint is 30¹ above the sand and about
90¹ above Lake Michigan across the road. It is broadside to due north.

I get a lot of contacts from Georgia, Texas and the US northwest but
nothing from Europe, Japan or Australia.

I work 20m ssb primarily and so have cut and put up a 3/2 wavelength
centerfed dipole; slightly different location but same orientation with
an aluminum mast. Similar performance on 20. With the Palstar tuner; it
loads on 40.

My choices come down to keeping the Carolina Windom up, taking it down
or re-orienting (But I am squeezed by 7200v powerlines and large oak
trees in a terminal forest.).

It would be useful to have azimuth plots for 40 and 80 for this antenna;
if for nothing else than a starting point.

Thoughts?

Rick
W9ZD

I got to try a Windom antenna over a really good ground system and was
pretty much amazed at the performance. The antenna was a
decommissioned LOM antenna waiting for the bulldozers for about 2
years. Good grounds certainly make a difference.

Jimmie