For several years I used an 80M dipole where the outer 30-50% of the wires were laid to follow either a fence, or the cottage roof line - mainly I was attempting to avoid any sharp angles. This worked pretty well, for me. Your biggest concern should be to try have the high current section (the middle half or so) not have any bends sharper than 90 degrees. A design reported to work well for NVIS on 80M used a 15' mast at the rear of a fenced 70' wide yard. The wires went to the rear corners, at the top of the fence, then were stretched out toward the front of the property, with enough rope on the ends so that the tent pegs used to support it resulted in the ends of the wires being about 6" above ground. Hope that helps! 73, Bob, KD7NM _____
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 11:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [drakelist] Antenna question Hi all, For those with experience in regards to dipole and inverted v antennas. I do not have enough length available for an 80 M dipole....I do however have enough room to run to wires from our chimney into my back yard with about 92 ft one way and 95 ft plus at another angle. This would wind up being almost a horizontal V with about 80-90 ft between the ends. All the book learning says 60 to 120 degree angles....but.... Yes I know try it.... Carl WD8NHK BTW I have probably got the only original never used.... T4 front panels (2) (unpunched) and a complete chassis and cabinet for same. This is just the sheet metal folks..... Anyone interested ? _____ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used <http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007> cars.
