Thanks Don and all who responded - I am taking your advice and ordering the wire. I have also ordered a BLT and I am waiting for it to arrive.
2 Questions - How do you terminate the ladder line with the antenna line and what are your recommendations for supporting the antenna in the field. Thanks a lot for your help! FJM On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 12:15 AM, Don Wilhelm <w3...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Frank, > > I do not know of a source, but contrary to other posts, the Norcal doublet > used actual computer #26 > IDS wire (not rotator wire). > > Don't get me wrong, the rotator wire will work, but it will not be as > lightweight as one constructed of computer flat cable as the NorCal doublet > was. > If you want an antenna that will perform just like the NorCal doublet, use > any kind of wire for the radiator, cut to 22 ft. on each side and feed it > with 300 ohm ladder line. I use the #22 teflon wire offered frequently by > N2GO on the QRP reflector for the radiating element, and use either lengths > of the same N2GO wire twisted for the feedline or I use the 300 ohm ladder > line. The teflon insulation is nice because it does not stick to tree limbs > and if tangled is easy to untangle because of the 'slippery' nature of > teflon. The antenna is the same as the NorCal doublet, but the wire is > different. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > Frank MacDonell wrote: >> >> Does anyone know where one can purchase the wire for the NorCal >> Doublet Antenna (4 strand computer ribbon wire)? Thanks >> >> > -- Frank KD8FIP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
