[Antennas] 80m beams...

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:22:31 -0600

Don't need to mount them on a tower horizontally; you can ground mount
(or elevate them 10' or so with radials), and with proper spacing and
phasing change directivity.  Details can be found in the ARRL Antenna
Book.  Alternatively, put a small model railroad in your back yard, using
the tracks for a ground plane.

Dave          W9LYA
What wrought doG hath

On Fri, 25 Jan 2002 09:20:35 -0600 Sandy and Kees Talen
<[email protected]> writes:
> Another question........                
> 
> Has anyone ever looked into using two old (non WARC
> band ...because they are cheaper) verticals and making
> a 40m/80m beam out of them ? Maybe some sort of 90
> degree rotation device (pulleys, screwdriver motor, etc) 
> at the center to pivot the thing for raising/lowering. And, 
> of course support wires from an extension out the top to 
> reduce sagging.
> 
> 73s  Kees K5BCQ
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