Thanks everyone for setting me straight... In this case, 'random' truly means random... In the 10 years I have been away from Ham Radio I have become, well, less than fluent with antennas. hihi.
So, using the K3/100 with the built in AT, how would you construct an antenna using a short piece of coax from the radio to a "coax/ladder line" interface (or some PL-259 adapter capable of 100W+) , then 450 ohm ladder line some 40-50' to where you would attach the 'antenna' and 'radial' leads? Or is there a better design? I am looking for a reliable 40m and up antenna that I can use in an attic or hidden on top of a house. I think 75-80' total circumference/length would be pushing it. I have to fold the current 40m part of my dipole around the attic with no bends greater than 90 deg. I am currently using a homebrew 'fan' dipole. 47' RG8U to a 1:1 balun. Then the 40m ( 63' ? / 2 ) of 10ga wire off each lug. Also have 20m leads coming off the balun as well. RX is ok on this dual band ant, but nothing to hop around about. Very noisy as well. The K3 tuner tunes it ok on most frequencies. Need something better. Anyone have ideas/suggestions? I was looking at the random wire with about 75' on the red and 40' or so on the black. Wondered if I would get better performance out of the random wire? Again, any better thoughts or ideas? Thanks in advance and thanks to those who responded previously. Scott - n0nuf ______________________________________________________________ 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
