I'm not a technical expert like many on this group, but I have used a
Antennas & More TNT-Windom (OCF dipole) for a few years now both in an
inverted-vee dipole and "windom half-square" configuration up 35'
(33V'-66H'-33V') set up N-S. This TNT model has a choke balun near the
feedpoint that helps with RF on the coax.

The best set-up was the half-square which had low angle broadside gain E-W
on 40M and on some higher bands. Good 80M coverage given the height too and
excellent DX above 40M. Good matches everywhere (17M & 12M too, more
difficult on 30M, 15M and 10M) but my built-in tuner on the TS450SAT did it
all regardless. I even used an external tuner for 160M tuning - poor
performance, but okay for 400 miles around - for extra multis in contests.

I think this model is better than the Carolina Windom because the Carolina
vertical element needs to be 15' from any metal - according to a phone call
to the manufacturer. I hang from a TV tower now so the tower proximity
would interact much more the Carolina model.

This was my 2nd commercial purchase to replace a hurting G5RV and I feel it
works MUCH better than the G5RV it replaced. I still use it for 80M-40M
portable contest work.

...... va3kai





"JJ" wrote in message
...
I am thinking of putting up a windom antenna (see
http://www.hfantennas.com/Products.htm )and would like comments from
anyone who is using or has used one about the performance. Primay band
of interest will be 40 meters.

Thanks

Cecil Moore wrote:
Dave Shrader wrote:

I believe that today's "Windoms" are not true Windoms!!


My 1956 ARRL Handbook says that a Windom is fed with a
single vertical wire. If an antenna with Windom dimensions
is fed with a transmission line rather than a single vertical
wire, in the 1956 ARRL Handbook, it is called an "Off Center
Fed" dipole.
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP


My Handbook shows the same thing. This only confirms that both of us
have been in ham radio too long!!!

My first Novice 80 CW antenna was a true Windom. W1GID, Ralph Tedford,
one of my early Elmers, installed it for me. I ran an ARC 5 transmitter
into it. Funny thing though, I kept getting tingling sensations off the
key until I lengthened the feed line about 25 feet :-)

I earned my first award with that radio and antenna: "WATV"

Deacon Dave, W1MCE for 50 years

Dave Shrader wrote:
My first Novice 80 CW antenna was a true Windom. W1GID, Ralph Tedford,
one of my early Elmers, installed it for me. I ran an ARC 5 transmitter
into it. Funny thing though, I kept getting tingling sensations off the
key until I lengthened the feed line about 25 feet :-)

I also ran an ARC 5 into an OCF when I was in college. Used 300 ohm
twinlead and a Heathkit air-core balun. Worked well enough for WAS-2.

Deacon Dave, W1MCE for 50 years
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP for longer than that. :-)




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"garigue" wrote in message news:Nz%bc.75735$JO3.40076@attbi_s04...
I am thinking of putting up a windom antenna (see
http://www.hfantennas.com/Products.htm )and would like comments from
anyone who is using or has used one about the performance. Primay band
of interest will be 40 meters.

Hello JJ ...... I am using a Carolina Windom which is really on OCF dipole
from what I gather. How does it work ??? Well I much prefer my old inverted
vees

Don't tell them this...This will ruin my plan for less work and more
sleep on field day night...:/ MK

Cecil Moore wrote:

SNIP

I also ran an ARC 5 into an OCF when I was in college. Used 300 ohm
twinlead and a Heathkit air-core balun. Worked well enough for WAS-2.

SNIP

--
73, Cecil, W5DXP for longer than that. :-)


I threw away a B&W 250 watt air-core balun, 4:1 or 1:1 selectable, when
we changed QTH from Massachusetts to NH.

Wish I had kept it!!

Cecil, I know we are close in age and close in our university careers.
When were you licensed? My W1MCE is first re-issue in the mid 1950s and
predates the 'K' series of calls by a year or more.

Deacon Dave

Dave Shrader wrote:
Cecil, I know we are close in age and close in our university careers.
When were you licensed? My W1MCE is first re-issue in the mid 1950s and
predates the 'K' series of calls by a year or more.

My WN5DXP was a first re-issue in 1951. I was 13 at the time with
a Hallicrafters S53A and a Globe Scout 65B. So I'm working on my
second half century as a ham. (The 'K' calls always seemed kind
of sissy to me. :-)
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP



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Watch-it now!! :)
Lane-- K9MOV

On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 14:28:09 GMT, "Annette & LJ Dumas"
wrote:

The Portsmouth, VA ARC (W4POX) uses them during Field Day on 40 & 80 M,
we've had outstanding results.

Joe
N2LJD
"JJ" wrote in message
...
I am thinking of putting up a windom antenna (see
http://www.hfantennas.com/Products.htm )and would like comments from
anyone who is using or has used one about the performance. Primay band
of interest will be 40 meters.

Thanks



I use a homebrewed Windom antenna as my sole HF antenna. Works VERY
well on 80, 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 meters. Tunes easily with an
MFJ-941D tuner, and performs very well in all directions. It's a
little twitchy on 12 and 17 meters, but by reducing output power on
the transmitter, it's useable...


Raymond Sirois KU2S
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 20:46:15 -0700, JJ
wrote:

I am thinking of putting up a windom antenna (see
http://www.hfantennas.com/Products.htm )and would like comments from
anyone who is using or has used one about the performance. Primay band
of interest will be 40 meters.

Thanks
I have operated on both an 80 meter G5RV and an 80 meter Carolina
Windom. Both performed well, but I lean towards the Carolina Windom.
The SWR on the Windom is below 3:1 on all bands and my internal tuner
has yet to have a problem matching it to any frequency. I resolved
the problem of the vertical arm by supporting at the feed point with a
fiberglass mast at 40 feet.

Hi, Robert

Win/W0lz

Winston wrote:
I have operated on both an 80 meter G5RV and an 80 meter Carolina
Windom. Both performed well, but I lean towards the Carolina Windom.
The SWR on the Windom is below 3:1 on all bands and my internal tuner
has yet to have a problem matching it to any frequency. I resolved
the problem of the vertical arm by supporting at the feed point with a
fiberglass mast at 40 feet.

Shorten the series section transformer length on the G5RV to 22 feet
and you will have no trouble tuning it to a match on 75m.
--
73, Cecil, W5DXP



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