Re: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-26 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Tue, 23 Aug 2005, Thom R LaCosta wrote: I could use a suggestion or twoI live in a very congested areamy house is 11 foot wide and 25 feet long...with a yard that is 10 feel deepI have a 10 by 10 deck on the second floor. Thanks to all for the many suggestionsI'll post to

Re: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-25 Thread Randy K7RAN
Thom, I've had great luck using tiny Isotron antennas on my deck, even on 40 and 80 meters. Try www.isotronantennas.com ... For reviews, see http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/311 Randy, K7RAN On Aug 23, 2005, at 3:48 PM, Thom R LaCosta wrote: I could use a suggestion or twoI live in

[Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread Thom R LaCosta
I could use a suggestion or twoI live in a very congested areamy house is 11 foot wide and 25 feet long...with a yard that is 10 feel deepI have a 10 by 10 deck on the second floor. I used to have an endfed wire that ran across the street to a phone pole...but new houses cut that

Re: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread Andrew Moore
I could use a suggestion or twoI live in a very congested areamy house is 11 foot wide and 25 feet long...with a yard that is 10 feel deepI have a 10 by 10 deck on the second floor. For limited space installations I've been amazed at how much a simple longwire with a

Re: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread Stuart Rohre
Hi Thom, The loop can be a antenna of choice for QRN/ QRM areas. The end fed antenna being unbalanced may have more noise than the loop. You will end up with more of a rectangular loop, or a horizontal Hentenna. For the higher bands, 20 and up you might investigate the compact beam designs

Re: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread David F. Reed
Thom, many people that are very space constrained find a magnetic loop antenna to work fairly well; there are some associated hassles, like very narrow bandwidth, but they can be tuned, and are fairly low noise (not very susceptible to noise); someone may have some links to sites describing

RE: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread Matt and Kelly
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thom R LaCosta Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:48 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice I could use a suggestion or twoI live in a very congested areamy house is 11 foot wide and 25 feet

RE: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread W3FPR - Don Wilhelm
Thom, For operation on such a small footprint, I would think th ebest solution would be a vertical - especially a vertical dipole because it should not require radials for proper operation. There are several multiband verticals available, but for single band use, a half wave of aluminum tubing

Re: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice

2005-08-23 Thread Jeff Imel
] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 5:48 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Compromise/Limited Space/Make My Day Antenna Advice I could use a suggestion or twoI live in a very congested areamy house is 11 foot wide and 25 feet long...with a yard that is 10 feel deepI have a 10