"Steve" wrote in message
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"BillJ" wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
I have a Alpha Delta DX-A 40 80 and 160 antenna, feed point
is up 35 ft. I an comparing it to a W9INN 40 80 160 and it's only up
28ft.

My question is when running a ballun as the W9INN antenna does.
Can it be hung right to the tower leg or should it be on a stand off.
To keep it away from the tower legs buy 3 ft.

The Alpha Delta DX-A wants to be hooked right to the tower leg.


There seems to be no difference between the both antennas
with the exception the W9INN antenna is set more to the middle of the
phone band for 40 80 and 160 were the Delta A is not .

TNX for any input.

Steve


Are you saying the INN works better than the DX-A?

The INN is a lot easer to tune for band. But for signal reports
they both seem the same. I had a friend follow me around to all bands
to compare and they both seemed the same.

My question was about the feed point. Should it be on a stand off
on the tower to get the balun away from the tower ?

Steve

If you listen around the bands you hear talk about the INN wire
antenna. You can't get them anymore because the guy passed away.

"The Guy" (W9INN) was William E. "Bill" Fanckboner, W9INN, of Mt Prospect,
Illinois, about 10 miles north of my QTH.

Bill was the sole proprietor of W9INN Antennas and died July 30, 2004. He
was 80.
His daughter, Robin Randall, shortly after this death decided that the W9INN
Antenna business would die with him. "Dad did all of the work by himself, so
it is effectively out of business, he was the business." "He was working
full time until a week prior to his death".
Refunds were mailed to those amateurs with existing orders.

A long-time ARRL member and supporter, Fanckboner turned his talents for
radio and electronics into W9INN Antennas some three decades ago after
working for Motorola, and he was a regular QST advertiser.
Fanckboner designed and hand-built custom antennas, including the MPD-5C-78,
MPD-2 and MDX-8C "hideaway" dipoles, and, his daughter says, Fanckboner
enjoyed a reputation within the amateur community for skilled workmanship
and a friendly, helpful manner. A memorial service was held August 9, 2004.
The family invites interested customers that memorial donations may be sent
to the American Cancer Society in his name.

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