cheers guys 4 the info



"DxAce" wrote in message
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-=jd=- wrote:

On Sun 14 Mar 2004 11:26:10a, DxAce wrote in
message :

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Absolutely correct. If one wants good single band performance then the
dipole, or inverted vee configuration if just fine.

But if you want a good 'all 'round' antenna then go the random wire,
matching transformer route.

I'm currently using the random wire(s), but I plan to put up an
inverted
Vee for 60 meters this summer.

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I've seen the pic of a wire antenna on your web page and I was wondering
if that's a current or outdated pic and is it your main antenna. It
looks
like it's strung on 4x4 posts - can't get a feel for the total length
from
the pic. The height from that pic seems like it's 10 feet (more or less)
off the ground.

4x4x12's sunk 3 feet into the ground. That pic shows the antenna at 100'
in
length. It is now 200'.

In the back, running at a 90 degree angle to the 100' wire pictured is a
70'
wire.



In comparison, my wire is strung (for the most part) 30 to 40 feet up
following a more or less "Z" figure along the edge of the tree line on
my
property for about 300 feet. It's fed with coax through a matching
transformer (grounded to the shield). The ground is about 20 feet from
the
transformer (the earliest point where I could ground it).

Both my 70' and 200' wires are grounded at the base below the co-axial
feedpoint.

If you have additional questions which I've failed to answer (i'm sure I
have), feel free to ask.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm