Re: [Drakelist] MN-2700/B-1000 use

2013-09-11 Thread K9sqg
Damien, As a start, I would go to various books and online articles regarding the impedance of your antenna (resistive AND reactive components) considering its length, height above ground, AND the bands that you plan to operate. That will suggest whether 450 ohm or 300 ohm twin lead is more

Re: [Drakelist] MN-2700/B-1000 use

2013-09-11 Thread Stan Nafziger
Hello Damien, I also have an MN-2700 with the B1000 balun so I can share my experience. I have two ladder line (450) fed inverted-v's with the centers at 30 ft and oriented 90 degrees to each other. One is slightly lower than the other to avoid physical contact of the wire and the centers are

Re: [Drakelist] MN-2700/B-1000 use

2013-09-11 Thread Eric Webner
There will be some coupling to the trees but just separate the feed line from the branches as much as possible and put a little twist in it and you will be just fine. 73, Eric K4FAN On Sep 11, 2013 10:46 AM, Damien Mannix damienman...@hotmail.com wrote: I have just been fortunate enough to

Re: [Drakelist] MN-2700/B-1000 use

2013-09-11 Thread K9sqg
. Let's all enjoy the hobby! 73, Evan, K9SQG -Original Message- From: Stan Nafziger kf4...@gmail.com To: K9sqg k9...@aol.com Cc: damienmannix damienman...@hotmail.com; Drakelist drakelist@zerobeat.net Sent: Wed, Sep 11, 2013 11:46 am Subject: Re: [Drakelist] MN-2700/B-1000 use