[Antennas] Help Needed

Mon, 21 Jan 2002 10:01:59 -0800

Tim,
First congratulations on the upgrade.
I think you will find this topic very difficult to sort through, because
of too much information.
A random long wire has the faults you have listed but is a multi band
antenna, and all of the answers you will get have compromises.
What antenna is best? Witch came first the chicken or the egg?
An antenna that works good on 80M wont be the best on other bands it
will be a compromise.
For your location and band flexibility my personal recommendation would
be a Carolina Windom it is multi band, wire design, easy to make, has a
history of good performance, not costly to make, would occupy the same
space as your long wire.

Randy
AC7NJ

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tim holmes
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 9:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Antennas] Help Needed

Hello to all:

I am a new General class operator (as of last saturday), My station is
made
up of a Kenwood TS520s, (200w output) it also has the AT200 Antenna
tuner.
Right now I have about 65 feet of fine wire making up a random wire
antenna
running through the screen and out the window.  It seems to work OK, but
I
would like to improve it.  My landlord has been gracious to me to allow
me
to up up this antenna, but anything big or obvious is out, so I am
limited
to stealth type antennas.

On 10 meters, when I key up, I get a huge blast of RF in the shack and
the
monitor shuts itself off
On 20 meters I have made a few contacts, North Dakota, and Alabama, But
I
dont seem to be getting much distance.

I made a contact into NW PA (from Ohio) on 40 meters, but again I dont
seem
to have any punch to my signal.

I have not yet been successful making contacts on 80 meters, So I dont
know
about this.

I need some suggestions to help my station.  It has to be stealthy, I
would
like to solve the problems of RF in the shack, and pick up some punch in
the
signal.

The antenna slopes up from about 10 feet to about 30 feet over the 65
foot
run.

Thanks in advance for you help

TIM
KC8PEA /AG

PS If anyone would like to set up a sked to help me check things out. I
would be most appreciative.

THANKS

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