> >What is your favorite antenna to take to the field or backyard. Hi Tom, I have two favorites: my homebrew PAC-12 vertical, and my twinlead inverted vee. If there are skyhooks available, I'll use the inverted vee. It only requires one branch up about 30 feet to hang it, and the 1/8" cords at the ends are tied off to the ground with stakes or rocks or whatever is handy. The antenna itself is a length of 300 ohm TV lead-in which is split to form the two legs of the vee, and continues (unsplit) for a half wavelength to the rig. No tuner needed since the impedance will be the same as at the center of the vee - between 50 and 72 ohms, depending on the angle at the apex. I made mine for 20m, and the legs are about 17 feet long with a feedline length of 29 feet. It's best if you have an Antenna Analyzer to adjust that length. It's simple, lightweight, easy to transport, AND it works great. If there are no skyhooks available, I use my PAC-12 vertical. The plans for building one are available on the Internet (do a Google search on 'PAC-12'). You can stake it into the ground, or you can mount it on a miniature camera tripod (the treads are compatible). If it's on the tripod, I'll guy the antenna with some 1/8" cord. My experience with this antenna is limited to 20m, but I can say that I was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed. If you'd like any more information on either antenna, drop me a line. 73, ed - k9ew _______________________________________________ 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
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