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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote: ... I'll switch to 75 at night when it gets dark. What do you switch to at night when it doesn't get dark? :-) Dammit Cecil - not when I'm drinking coffee! hehehe 8^) - 73 de Mike N3LI - |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
On Mar 27, 11:29 am, Cecil Moore wrote:
wrote: ... I'll switch to 75 at night when it gets dark. What do you switch to at night when it doesn't get dark? :-) -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com My map of Alaska. :/ |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Hi Jouko,
I made up a 4 band "spider" mount, to which you can screw in 4 sets of hamsticks. I have a full set of hamstick whips from 80m down to 6m. So I have a multiband hamstick dipole array! When one thinks about the feedpoint impedance, even without the capacitive disk, it certainly should be lower, but as I am using them at 7 metres from groundlevel in a portable situation, I use a small antenna tuner. At that height, they act like a "cloud warmer" or a NVIS antenna, so at 80m its good for up to 350km. I haven't really given the other frequencies a try yet. Let me know I can email you with a few pics of my multiband "spider mount", as I have a small lathe and milling machine in my workshop, it wasn't hard to make. 73 de VK2KCE John "JN" wrote in message ... John, Yes I think using capasitive loading at the end of coil parts is the right way to move the frequency. What kind of results did you get with the hamstick dipole? OK 50Ohm feedpoint resistance. I thought it is lower, but maybe it is so due to high loss resistance in coils. 73 Jouko OH5RM |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Michael Coslo wrote:
nm5k wrote: Cecil Moore wrote: Hustler makes various extender sections. I have 2 foot and 5 foot sections from Hustler. Most of my extender sections are from Henry, the Texas Bugcatcher guy. They are the "BASE MAST" sections available in lengths from 1/2 foot to 5 feet and special lengths can be ordered. I have a hustler 3 footer I use all the time.. Really cranks the performance up when you are parked and can use a taller whip. My normal whip is 11 ft, exactly center loaded, and the mast makes it 14, with the coil at 8 ft. I wish I had a 5 foot version. Might have to get one of those for industrial strength use. :/ Of course, if I had another 5 ft mast, I'd end up coupling them together and having 8 ft. There is no such thing as overkill with a stationary mobile setup. lol An 8 ft mast would give me a total height of 19 ft, and the coil would be at 13 ft. That would brown the food on 75/40 m... :- How do you adjust the coil at that height? Of course I find that I choose and spend most of my time on one band per mobile session, so maybe it isn't a big problem. - 73 de Mike N3LI - The Hustler MO-1 and MO-2 masts have a hinge at 15" and 27" above the bottom end: http://www.new-tronics.com/main/html/mobile__hf.html They're 54" tall. The MO-3 is also 54" tall but doesn't have the hinge. The MO-4 is 22" tall (no hinge). 73, Bryan WA7PRC |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Cecil Moore writes:
wrote: ... I'll switch to 75 at night when it gets dark. What do you switch to at night when it doesn't get dark? :-) Why the smiley? "When I told you to turn off the light at 10:30PM, you were also supposed to stop reading, dear" Greetings from 63N. We don't get midnight sun, but we can read a newspaper all night long. 73 LA4RT Jon |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Jon Kåre Hellan wrote:
"When I told you to turn off the light at 10:30PM, you were also supposed to stop reading, dear" :-) Do y'all call that night or day? -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Cecil Moore writes:
Jon KÃ¥re Hellan wrote: "When I told you to turn off the light at 10:30PM, you were also supposed to stop reading, dear" :-) Do y'all call that night or day? We'd probably stretch "evening" until midnight. After that it's "night", no matter how light. Actually, we don't speak English at all, of course. :-) |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Jon KÃ¥re Hellan wrote:
Actually, we don't speak English at all, of course. :-) Us Texans don't palaver English neither. -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
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"HRBE" wrote: I made up a 4 band "spider" mount, to which you can screw in 4 sets of hamsticks. I have a full set of hamstick whips from 80m down to 6m. So I have a multiband hamstick dipole array! HRBE- I think it was the December, 2007, issue of QST that had an article on the "Octopus" antenna made of 4 pairs of mobile whips for 75/40/20/15 meters. I plan to also add a vertical 10 Meter whip. I've collected the parts but haven't assembled it yet. It will be interesting to see how the monstrosity works! Fred K4DII |
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Hamstick dipole for 80m
Fred McKenzie wrote:
I've collected the parts but haven't assembled it yet. It will be interesting to see how the monstrosity works! Hope you enjoy 75m QRP. -- 73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com |
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