On Mar 9, 2005, at 8:14 PM, Glen Torr wrote:
Just ordered my T1 and was interested in the disposition and ground
system of the 50' end-fed Wayne uses with no feed line, sounds really
applicable to my home situation. I will be using it with my KX1.
Hi Glen,
I do a lot of experimenting with antennas, but the one antenna that is
always "up" is the 50' random wire. I don't use feedline with it, so
it's limited to QRP use. It goes from my lab bench to a window about 5
feet away, through a slot in the bottom of the aluminum frame (made
with a round file and insulated with a plastic tube), up to the roof
(with some standoffs), then up at a 60-degree angle to a tall pine
tree.
The ground system that is always available is the house electrical
ground -- not the best thing to use from a noise or efficiency
standpoint.
Now you know why I have to operate portable most of the time ;)
I actually have two tall trees available, and plan to install a long,
off-center-fed sloper some day. I'll feed it with balanced line and use
a balun at the tuner(s). This is likely to be a better antenna both in
transmit and receive modes.
73,
Wayne
N6KR
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