> One thing to consider (a non-Gap subject as this thread is drifting, sorry) > is to make your 80M loop into a 160 dipole when desired if a 160 aerial isn't > available. It can be done mechanically by separating the loop half-way around > (via a relay, or connecting drooping ends from the ground...done that once), > or electrically by inserting a wound coil at that point (not sure of the coil > specs, however. Just read about it being done. Might be another Amateur Urban > Legend). > > A side note. The tall GAP Voyager did serve some useful purpose during the > forest fire that burned my tree supports out in the woods. I disassembled it > before the fire arrived and used the aluminum tubing to hold several common > yard sprinklers off the ground and staked in a perimeter around the > dwellings. The sprinklers and water pumped from a nearby lake saved the > structures. > > The Titan I returned to town, but was discarded when I put up the tower and > SteppIR beam. > > 73, Gary NL7Y > > >> Personally, I use an 80 M loop - I like it especially for stateside contest >> like Sweep or FD. Nice solid signal on 40M and 80M. It does much better >> than the Titan. But the Titan is much less maintenance and I don't have to >> put it up and rebuild it each year. >> >> With two hurricanes, no guying and no maintenance work at all, the antenna >> stays up, good SWR and I can make the occasional contact. Will I ever be >> the big dog - nope. I had a much better station in the mid-west, but we all >> make compromises,. >> >
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