using an MFJ-941E tuner on all bands?
 

James Barrett wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
It depends upon what you want your radiation pattern
coverage to be from your particular QTH. I orient my
130 foot dipole so that my radiation lobes point toward
the world's large land masses on 20m. The free demo
version of EZNEC available from eznec.com will tell you
what direction your lobes are pointing.

I tried using the demo version of EZNEC, but haven't figured it out yet.
I don't really know yet what I want my radiation pattern to be because
I've had an HF radio now for three weeks, and only a 10 meter dipole.

I would respectfully suggest that you don't need to worry too much
about radiation angle - yet. Sometimes we get so far into things that it
can become discouraging.

In any event, do go through the whole tutorial process at the beginning
of the manual.



Anyways, I'm not sure yet what to expect as far as making contacts.
Would I have a better shot from east or west, or would I have a better
shot north and south?

Here is one thing that relates a bit to that take off angle. As you go
up in frequency with that universal dipole, the antenna starts to get
"lobey". The radiation pattern is not the nice simple blob you get with
a halfwave dipole. It can get pretty interesting as you get higher and
higher in frequency.

So, I guess what I should have asked was, what would be the best
orientation for a dipole in New England in order to make contacts at
this time of year and at this point in the sun spot cycle.

So much depends on the frequency. The lobey pattern can make a dipole
less directional depending on frequency.

- 73 de Mike N3LI -

using an MFJ-941E tuner on all bands?
 

James Barrett wrote:

I tried using the demo version of EZNEC, but haven't figured it out yet. . .

Be sure to read the "Getting Started" section of the manual (Click
Help/Contents), and go through the "Test Drive" tutorial.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

using an MFJ-941E tuner on all bands?
 

On 28 Nov, 23:35, Richard Clark wrote:
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:54:55 -0800, "Sal M. Onella"

wrote:
... and it does for me on 20 and 10. I don't know how many sets of dipole
elements can be connected at the same time, but I think it's more than the
two I have up there now. Richard gave the number five. That's why I said
I'm going to try a set for 40m.

You are going to give Art apoplexy by crediting me!

No that is not true.I have been reading your exchange with interest
For the last few days you have been comunicating without adding the
side stuff. I just don't understand what has happened but the change
makes you out to be a more reasonable fellow. But then I have been
caught before when you finally let the trap spring
so I am not in any hurry
Art
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