Martin wrote: >...my multi band dipole works a treat. It is a home brew set up with >3 horizontal dipoles cut for 80/40/20m one above the other with >about 1-2 feet separation at the ends. All on the same coax with no balun >or ground connection. The wire is cheap annealed solid copper PVC insulated >mains wiring cable 2.5 sq mm (slightly larger than your #14AWG). The 80m >wires take the full weight with no problems and I keep a lot of tension on >it using a very heavy weight and a pulley
Hi Martin, I've used the same arrangement for a home fixed installation. It's inexpensive and works very well, much better than using traps in a single wire. The only real downside is that it begins to look like a spider web as bands are added. It's just a little too difficult to use in a portable temporary installation. 73, Mike / KK5F _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
