Geoff- Oops! Sorry for my misunderstanding you.
As I get closer to putting up my own Radio Ranch, I will keep you posted. Thanks, Bob K5SEP --- ARS W5OMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/26/06, Bob Scupp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Geoff- > > > > Thanks very much for all the great info on your > > improvements and additions to your G5RV. > > I don't think you understand. I'd -never- use a > G5RV antenna. I've > never heard one that I thought was worth of using > for a transmitting > antenna. Some people might argue that fact. If it > works for them, > fine. I've tried one before, and was never happy > with it. > > The antenna I'm talking about, started as a 75m > Inverted vee, apex'ed > around 60'. In order to build the loop, I merely > closed in the bottom > of the loop. MY Loop is only 240~250 over-all feet > long, that is 60' > tall, 120' wide and 20 or so feet off the ground. > Shaped like a > Pyramid, or a Tri-angle, the antenna is called a > "Delta Loop", and > it's a full-wave length on 75m. Works like a bomb > on 75m, and even > better on the higher frequency bands. > > IF I had the room, I'd do the same thing, for 160m, > except I'd want > the feed point to be -at least- 120' in the air. > > > BTW- I fully agree with K4KYV's statement about > the > > necessity of using a scope to monitor your AM > signals. > > That's something else I will have to work on. > > When I get to that point I sure do have a great > group > > of AMer's to guide me! > > Otherwise, you never know what's happening in your > transmitter. > > There are others that say that monitoring your > envelope pattern isn't > good enough, if you have a scope... you should be > watching the > Trapezoid pattern, instead. > > Well, I've got a dual-trace scope... I just might > start watching both ;-) > > > Hope you (and everyone) had a great Holiday, > whatever you celebrate, if you do. > > > -- > Operating your AM rig without a scope > is like driving our car at night without > headlights.(~K4KYV) > > 73 = Best Regards > -Geoff/W5OMR > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > List Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
