Al Gulseth wrote: > Pardon me if I missed where the details were posted, but I'd like > more info on > the "50' off-center-fed wire" antenna you mention. I'm assuming you > mean 50' > long, but are you using the traditional 1/3 - 2/3 feedpoint or one > of the > other "offsets" that some authors mention?
Entirely random. I'd estimate 45/55, if I were a betting man. > This sounds like a good possibility for a portable ops "wire in the > trees" > antenna. (My primary portable interest is 40/30/20/15 and I'd like > to know > how it loads on those bands.) Definitely. In fact I've used this style of antenna with no feedline at all: just toss random length wires up into trees in two directions and connect them to the two balun inputs. The 1:1/4:1 switch on the BL2 is also helpful. On bands where the antenna presents a difficult impedance, this switch gives the ATU a different way to match that is often successful. 73, Wayne ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
