On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:11:45 -0400, "Jimmie D"
wrote:


"Sal M. Onella" wrote in message
...
I have two multiband trap verticals They are not exactly the same, but
close. Obviously they're intended to be mounted vertically above a
ground.

What happens if I mount them horizontally, base-to base? If I feed one
with
coax as designed, would it see the other one as a counterpoise? Could I
remove any base matching components and feed them both with a 1:1 balun,
in
effect duplicating the function of a horizontal wire trap dipole?

I'm really impressed with the lower noise of a horizontal antenna. Screw
the directionality drawbacks of a horizontal! I can hear more stations.

I am having great fun with HF. My 10 meter copper pipe dipole is laying
on
the roof with one element extended using a short clip lead and some RG-6
TV
coax. Tonight, my Kenwood TS-120 reached out from San Diego for a QSO with
New Zealand on 20 meters, my first contact outside this hemisphere. Neat.

"Sal"
(really KD6VKW)



What you would have is a trap dipole, a fairly common antenna. With out
seeing the antennas I am not sure how the twoo different types would
intereact but its worth a try. You will probably need a tuner.


If both were the same, I think he would be better off, but it should
turn into a rotatable dipole similar to a multiband beam, but without
the directors and reflectors. I see there is no reason it shouldn't
work once he gets them tuned.

Buck

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Buck, N4PGW
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