
Randy True
I'm in a valley here. I would need a 400 footer just to get up to where I could see line of sight.
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From: 070@... <070@...> on behalf of mwbesemer@... [070] <070@...>
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 12:01 PM
To: 070@...
Subject: Re: [070] 80/160m Antenna
Yeah... I like that he put up two 300 footers 'as an experiment'!
When I win the lottery, I intend to put up a 400 footer for my repeaters
and a couple of 120 footers for the shack.
Guess I should buy a ticket once in a while.
Mike
WM4B
On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Jerry n9avy@... [070] wrote:
> Two 300 ft towers ??? Yipes ! Couldn't even get one in before
> county would be all over me with their 75 ft. ordinance. Had a DX
> friend that put up a 140 ft. tower and they took him to court which
> cost him about $8000 and he still had to take tower down. Turns out
> one o county Board members could see tower from her house - politics
> ! Most of us a lucky enough to get up something on our small lots
> which works halfways well on 160m. God bless those that have the
> acreage to put up big antennas ! Jerry n9avy
>
> From: "Matthew King mrk.twg@... [070]"
> <070@...>
> To: 070@... Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:25 AM
> Subject: RE: [070] 80/160m Antenna
> I'm coming to this party a little late, but I strongly
> recommend Tom Rauch's (W8JI) website when it comes to 260. As an
> experiment, he built two 300 foot towers and raised a half wave dipole
> between them. He says his inverted L's beat that antenna 98% of the
> time. Granted, his inverted L's are quite properly installed, with
> extensive radial fields. He also uses beverages for receive, I
> believe.
> My plan is an inverted L with either as many radials as I can get up
> under it (could be a couple thousand feet of wire done right) or
> possibly a folded counterpoise..... I'm still studying on that. I'll
> use one or two of DX Engineering's active receive antennas or a flag
> or pennant or two.
> I had a half wave dipole bent into an L at the feed point (if viewed
> from overhead) that was about 30 or 35 feet up. I used it to get my
> "20 on 160" 070 award and played in an 070 Contest or two, but it was
> honestly a flop.
> I'm really looking forward to my inverted L and 80 OCFD antennas!
> Y'all be good!
> MattAK4MK
> On Oct 26, 2017 1:35 PM, "'Brian' n2mlp@... [070]"
> <070@...> wrote:
>
> A half wave dipole at a ¼ wave is better radiation pattern is in
> the direction of where the low end is
> mounted ======================== de N2MLP Brian Monroe
> County PA ======================== From: 070@...
> [mailto:070@...] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:46 PM
> To: 070@...
> Subject: Re: [070] 80/160m Antenna John, et al:
>
> I love this idea for antenna, I'm gonna get one up once the rain
> stops.
>
> Can someone pull out some extra class antenna theory and explain how
> this works? Can you also use small words? =p
>
> Specifically: what is the radiation pattern? How does the gain
> compare to a proper half wave dipole?
>
> Thanks guys!
> Jonathan
> KC1BOS On 10/26/17 6:28 AM, John Bower poppajohnbower@... [070]
> wrote:
> 80/160 m antennaBarry & Byron,
> If you follow the link http://www.ct1ffu.com/site/
> index.php?option=com_content& view=article&id=48&Itemid=18 you will
> see a commercially available version of this antenna.Yes, coax from
> the balun to the rig via in my case LDG Kenwood tuner tunes to about
> 1.2. No counterpoise.John KE4JB On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:09 AM,
> boat.anchor@... [070] <070@...> wrote: JohnI am
> trying to picture this.Is it coax from rig to balun.Do you have a
> ground system for counterpoise. I have lots of wire and can wind a 9:1
> quick enuf.May have time B4 the snow to try something.Barry
>
> ---In 070@..., wrote :Byron I get
> good results 80/160 with an end fed antenna9:1 Balun and 30m of wire.
> you can zig zag if you don't have enough straight line.BestJohn KE4JB
>
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Re: 80/160m Antenna [1 Attachment]

Randy True
I'm sure it would have been OK if it was a cell tower and they were getting a kick back
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From: 070@... <070@...> on behalf of Jerry n9avy@... [070] <070@...>
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 11:46 AM
To: 070@...
Subject: Re: [070] 80/160m Antenna [1 Attachment]
Two 300 ft towers ??? Yipes ! Couldn't even get one in before county would be all over me with their 75 ft. ordinance. Had a DX friend that put
up a 140 ft. tower and they took him to court which cost him about $8000 and he still had to take tower down. Turns out one o county Board members could see tower from her house - politics !
Most of us a lucky enough to get up something on our small lots which works halfways well on 160m. God bless those that have the acreage to put up big antennas
!
Jerry n9avy
From: "Matthew King mrk.twg@... [070]" <070@...>
To: 070@...
Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:25 AM
Subject: RE: [070] 80/160m Antenna
I'm coming to this party a little late, but I strongly recommend Tom Rauch's (W8JI) website when it comes to 260. As an experiment, he built two 300 foot towers and raised a half wave dipole between them. He says his inverted L's beat that antenna 98%
of the time. Granted, his inverted L's are quite properly installed, with extensive radial fields. He also uses beverages for receive, I believe.
My plan is an inverted L with either as many radials as I can get up under it (could be a couple thousand feet of wire done right) or possibly a folded counterpoise..... I'm still studying on that. I'll use one or two of DX Engineering's active receive
antennas or a flag or pennant or two.
I had a half wave dipole bent into an L at the feed point (if viewed from overhead) that was about 30 or 35 feet up. I used it to get my "20 on 160" 070 award and played in an 070 Contest or two, but it was honestly a flop.
I'm really looking forward to my inverted L and 80 OCFD antennas!
Y'all be good!
Matt
AK4MK
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Re: 80/160m Antenna [1 Attachment]
" Guess I should buy a ticket once in a while."
Mike, buying a ticket does not statistically change your chances of winning. The odds against winning are so long that not having a ticket doesn't make a difference.
BTW, hello 070! I've been away from the radio for a couple of years but I'm trying to play again. Though it appears that 99.9% of hams are doing nothing but FT-8 now. Last few nights, 20 and 30m CW and PSK were nearly dead, No reply to ten minutes of CQ'ing on 30 meters? Is there a place where 070 members gather on the air? --ken ac4rd
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Re: 80/160m Antenna [1 Attachment]
Yeah... I like that he put up two 300 footers 'as an experiment'!
When I win the lottery, I intend to put up a 400 footer for my repeaters and a couple of 120 footers for the shack.
Guess I should buy a ticket once in a while.
Mike WM4B
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On Thu, Nov 2, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Jerry n9avy@sbcglobal.net [070] wrote: Two 300 ft towers ??? Yipes ! Couldn't even get one in before county would be all over me with their 75 ft. ordinance. Had a DX friend that put up a 140 ft. tower and they took him to court which cost him about $8000 and he still had to take tower down. Turns out one o county Board members could see tower from her house - politics ! Most of us a lucky enough to get up something on our small lots which works halfways well on 160m. God bless those that have the acreage to put up big antennas ! Jerry n9avy
From: "Matthew King mrk.twg@gmail.com [070]" <070@yahoogroups.com> To: 070@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:25 AM Subject: RE: [070] 80/160m Antenna I'm coming to this party a little late, but I strongly recommend Tom Rauch's (W8JI) website when it comes to 260. As an experiment, he built two 300 foot towers and raised a half wave dipole between them. He says his inverted L's beat that antenna 98% of the time. Granted, his inverted L's are quite properly installed, with extensive radial fields. He also uses beverages for receive, I believe. My plan is an inverted L with either as many radials as I can get up under it (could be a couple thousand feet of wire done right) or possibly a folded counterpoise..... I'm still studying on that. I'll use one or two of DX Engineering's active receive antennas or a flag or pennant or two. I had a half wave dipole bent into an L at the feed point (if viewed from overhead) that was about 30 or 35 feet up. I used it to get my "20 on 160" 070 award and played in an 070 Contest or two, but it was honestly a flop. I'm really looking forward to my inverted L and 80 OCFD antennas! Y'all be good! MattAK4MK On Oct 26, 2017 1:35 PM, "'Brian' n2mlp@verizon.net [070]" <070@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
A half wave dipole at a ¼ wave is better radiation pattern is in the direction of where the low end is mounted ======================== de N2MLP Brian Monroe County PA ======================== From: 070@yahoogroups.com [mailto:070@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:46 PM To: 070@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [070] 80/160m Antenna John, et al:
I love this idea for antenna, I'm gonna get one up once the rain stops.
Can someone pull out some extra class antenna theory and explain how this works? Can you also use small words? =p
Specifically: what is the radiation pattern? How does the gain compare to a proper half wave dipole?
Thanks guys! Jonathan KC1BOS On 10/26/17 6:28 AM, John Bower poppajohnbower@gmail.com [070] wrote: 80/160 m antennaBarry & Byron, If you follow the link http://www.ct1ffu.com/site/ index.php?option=com_content& view=article&id=48&Itemid=18 you will see a commercially available version of this antenna.Yes, coax from the balun to the rig via in my case LDG Kenwood tuner tunes to about 1.2. No counterpoise.John KE4JB On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:09 AM, boat.anchor@yahoo.ca [070] <070@yahoogroups.com> wrote: JohnI am trying to picture this.Is it coax from rig to balun.Do you have a ground system for counterpoise. I have lots of wire and can wind a 9:1 quick enuf.May have time B4 the snow to try something.Barry
---In 070@yahoogroups.com, <poppajohnbower@...> wrote :Byron I get good results 80/160 with an end fed antenna9:1 Balun and 30m of wire. you can zig zag if you don't have enough straight line.BestJohn KE4JB #yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937 -- #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:10px 0;padding:0 10px;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp hr {border:1px solid #d8d8d8;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp #yiv9938671937hd {color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp #yiv9938671937ads {margin-bottom:10px;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp .yiv9938671937ad {padding:0 0;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp .yiv9938671937ad p {margin:0;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-mkp .yiv9938671937ad a {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-sponsor #yiv9938671937ygrp-lc {font-family:Arial;}#yiv9938671937 #yiv9938671937ygrp-sponsor #yiv9938671937ygrp-lc 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Jerry N9AVY
Two 300 ft towers ??? Yipes ! Couldn't even get one in before county would be all over me with their 75 ft. ordinance. Had a DX friend that put up a 140 ft. tower and they took him to court which cost him about $8000 and he still had to take tower down. Turns out one o county Board members could see tower from her house - politics ! Most of us a lucky enough to get up something on our small lots which works halfways well on 160m. God bless those that have the acreage to put up big antennas ! Jerry n9avy
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From: "Matthew King mrk.twg@... [070]" <070@...> To: 070@... Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2017 10:25 AM Subject: RE: [070] 80/160m Antenna
I'm coming to this party a little late, but I strongly recommend Tom Rauch's (W8JI) website when it comes to 260. As an experiment, he built two 300 foot towers and raised a half wave dipole between them. He says his inverted L's beat that antenna 98% of the time. Granted, his inverted L's are quite properly installed, with extensive radial fields. He also uses beverages for receive, I believe.
My plan is an inverted L with either as many radials as I can get up under it (could be a couple thousand feet of wire done right) or possibly a folded counterpoise..... I'm still studying on that. I'll use one or two of DX Engineering's active receive antennas or a flag or pennant or two.
I had a half wave dipole bent into an L at the feed point (if viewed from overhead) that was about 30 or 35 feet up. I used it to get my "20 on 160" 070 award and played in an 070 Contest or two, but it was honestly a flop.
I'm really looking forward to my inverted L and 80 OCFD antennas!
Y'all be good!
Matt AK4MK
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I'm coming to this party a little late, but I strongly recommend Tom Rauch's (W8JI) website when it comes to 260. As an experiment, he built two 300 foot towers and raised a half wave dipole between them. He says his inverted L's beat that antenna 98% of the time. Granted, his inverted L's are quite properly installed, with extensive radial fields. He also uses beverages for receive, I believe.
My plan is an inverted L with either as many radials as I can get up under it (could be a couple thousand feet of wire done right) or possibly a folded counterpoise..... I'm still studying on that. I'll use one or two of DX Engineering's active receive antennas or a flag or pennant or two.
I had a half wave dipole bent into an L at the feed point (if viewed from overhead) that was about 30 or 35 feet up. I used it to get my "20 on 160" 070 award and played in an 070 Contest or two, but it was honestly a flop.
I'm really looking forward to my inverted L and 80 OCFD antennas!
Y'all be good!
Matt AK4MK
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On Oct 26, 2017 1:35 PM, "'Brian' n2mlp@... [070]" < 070@...> wrote:
A half wave dipole at a ¼ wave is better radiation pattern is in the direction of where the low end is mounted ======================== de N2MLP Brian Monroe County PA
======================== From: 070@... [mailto:070@...] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:46 PM To: 070@... Subject: Re: [070] 80/160m Antenna John, et al:
I love this idea for antenna, I'm gonna get one up once the rain stops.
Can someone pull out some extra class antenna theory and explain how this works? Can you also use small words? =p
Specifically: what is the radiation pattern? How does the gain compare to a proper half wave dipole?
Thanks guys! Jonathan KC1BOS Yes, coax from the balun to the rig via in my case LDG Kenwood tuner tunes to about 1.2. No counterpoise. On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 12:09 AM, boat.anchor@... [070] <070@...> wrote: John I am trying to picture this. Is it coax from rig to balun. Do you have a ground system for counterpoise. I have lots of wire and can wind a 9:1 quick enuf. May have time B4 the snow to try something.
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I get good results 80/160 with an end fed antenna 9:1 Balun and 30m of wire. you can zig zag if you don't have enough straight line.
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Jim K5SP
Please join me in
welcoming our new PODXS070 member(s).
2574 Ted AC8SW
Jim, K5SP #483
Membership Director
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Mike,
Yeah, but it costs a lot more than 5 bucks to get it fixed!
Joe KA1PPV #1482
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On Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:15 PM, "mwbesemer@... [070]" <070@...> wrote:
Don't you get one of them from eating too much bacon?
Mike WM4B #348
On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 11:56 AM, randy true w4rttrandy@... [070] wrote:
Man, that's a $5 word, corollary .
Randy W4RTT
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From: 070@... <070@...> on behalf of David Rock david@... [070] <070@...> Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 11:41 AM To: [070] Subject: Re: [070] another thing..... The corollary is: Just because you don’t see a signal, that doesn’t mean you won’t be stepping on someone that can see you.
It’s very possible to cause interference and not know you are doing it.
— David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@...
> On Nov 1, 2017, at 09:58, Jerry n9avy@... [070] <070@...> wrote: > > "Also remember that just because you can hear or see a signal on your waterfall does not mean that the interfering station can hear or see you. " > > Maybe yes and maybe no... if he's working a weak signal you might very well be interfering. Rather than cause interference , it's simpler to move frequency. Best to err on side of caution. >
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Randy True
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From: 070@... <070@...> on behalf of randy true w4rttrandy@... [070] <070@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 1:54 PM
To: 070@...
Subject: [070] Runaway trransmitter
Hope it's no one here. Been seeing railroad tracks at 070 + 220 for over an hour now.
Can you say, new finals.
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Randy True
Hope it's no one here. Been seeing railroad tracks at 070 + 220 for over an hour now.
Can you say, new finals.
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If you deliberately "park" next to it and send CQ, you are doing
it intentionally it's DQRM no matter how you spin it. Otherwise
there is no point to park beside him if you're not trying to run
him off. I agree that FT8 down around 070 is a bit low and is in
the PSK operating area, but for now at least, there are hundreds
if not thousands of FT8 stations on 20m and other bands and II
think eventually they will move UP, and pretty much make JT65 and
JT9 a thing of the past, like PSK31 did to RTTY. But lets not
stoop to DQRM'ing other hams. Just keep operating as usual, but
if the frequency is clear, and the band is crowded, there will be
encroachment. Anytime I am in a forum of digital interest, I
will remind others of the PSK area and to avoid it with FT8.
Nice callsign Mike, hi
73 Buddy WB4M
#2545
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I've been making
sure that I use ALL of our subband and not just parking
right around 1000 Hz. If I see an FT8 signal, I'll park
next to it and sent my CQ. I'm NOT intentionally
interfering with the FT8 signal, but I'm close enough to
remind him I'm there.
Mike
WM4B
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Randy True
Man, that's a $5 word, corollary.
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From: 070@... <070@...> on behalf of David Rock david@... [070] <070@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 1, 2017 11:41 AM
To: [070]
Subject: Re: [070] another thing.....
The corollary is: Just because you don’t see a signal, that doesn’t mean you won’t be stepping on someone that can see you.
It’s very possible to cause interference and not know you are doing it.
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David, K9DWR
#1604 LONP #255
david@...
> On Nov 1, 2017, at 09:58, Jerry n9avy@... [070] <070@...> wrote:
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> "Also remember that just because you can hear or see a signal on your waterfall does not mean that the interfering station can hear or see you. "
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> Maybe yes and maybe no... if he's working a weak signal you might very well be interfering. Rather than cause interference , it's simpler to move frequency. Best to err on side of caution.
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The corollary is: Just because you don’t see a signal, that doesn’t mean you won’t be stepping on someone that can see you.
It’s very possible to cause interference and not know you are doing it.
— David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@graniteweb.com
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On Nov 1, 2017, at 09:58, Jerry n9avy@sbcglobal.net [070] <070@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
"Also remember that just because you can hear or see a signal on your waterfall does not mean that the interfering station can hear or see you. "
Maybe yes and maybe no... if he's working a weak signal you might very well be interfering. Rather than cause interference , it's simpler to move frequency. Best to err on side of caution.
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