"KØHB" wrote in message
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"Dee D. Flint" wrote '


Lucky you!! What is your setup if I may ask? I was only in a little
while
each evening and my antenna is not sufficient to hit a jackpot like
that.
I'm doing well if I work Iowa from here. Although I did hear Wyoming
but he
was hunting and pouncing darn it!


IC-775DSP, AL-1200, Inverted "L".

73, de Hans, K0HB


I've been thinking about trying to set one up. What's the details on yours
(length of vertical section, length of horizontal section, height above
ground, feedline, etc.)?

Thanks,
Dee

"Dee D. Flint" wrote


I've been thinking about trying to set one up. What's the details on yours
(length of vertical section, length of horizontal section, height above
ground, feedline, etc.)?


My overall length is 158 feet. The vertical section is 65 feet, and the
horizontal is 93. This is somewhat longer than the 'classic quarter' design,
but seems to work better for me. Rather than think of it as a quarter wave
antenna, I visualize it as a very short toploaded vertical. I feed with 50-ohm
coax, and a small variable series matching capacitor (I think it's around
400-100pf). My counterpoise is 8 random length radials, plus four 10-foot
copperclad ground rods.

73, de Hans, K0HB

"KØHB" wrote

(I think it's around 400-100pf).

Make that "400-1000pf"

73, de Hans, K0HB

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"KØHB" wrote

(I think it's around 400-100pf).

Make that "400-1000pf"

73, de Hans, K0HB




I tried that design for a few years myself Hans. And it did indeed work
well. Then I decided to go with the classic 1/4 wave design. I really
couldn't tell much, if any difference. Only advantage to the 1/4 wave
design that I can see is the transmitter likes it better. Thus don't have
to use a tuner or matching device.

Dan/W4NTI