Hi Brad, It sounds like you had the ideal antenna to begin with. There is nothing wrong if the antenna is a bit "long." Short antennas' radiation reisistance takes a nose dive.
I've used a similar antenna for years and have enjoyed great performance. 73 de Bill, ab6mt [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett gazdzinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 6:26 PM Subject: RE: [AMRadio] new antenna (again). > > I took down the alpha delta dx-dd and the homebrew G5RV, and put > up an 80 and 40 meter dipole fed with the same coax. > > Keeping them from twisting up was a chore, what with them getting > snagged in the smaller trees on the way up. > > Anyway, I got it up and put the 756 pro into it, and tuned > across 80 and 40 meters, resonance was at 3750 and 7176, about > 1.2 to 1 swr, and broad banded... > > So I cut a foot off each end of each dipole, and got > 3887 and 7500! > Quite a jump from 7176 to 7500! > > Tomorrow I will lower it and solder on some pig tails to > the 40 meter section that I can trim without redoing the > entire antenna. > > Seems to work well, on receive anyway, and I will like > changing bands without changing antenna's or using a tuner. > > The 80 meter section goes through the trees and bends down > a little, but I used insulated wire. > > Brett > N2DTS > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word unsubscribe in the message body. ______________________________________________________________ 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] To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word unsubscribe in the message body.
