[Antennas] spencer dipole from Mccoy's book

[Dan Richardson]

Yes, you have pictured the antenna correctly. The antenna is an off center 
fed dipole. I currently am using a version of this antenna. However, I 
close not to feed it with coax as, in my opinion, it is too heavy, costly 
and for multi-band operation has too high a loss.  I am feeding mine with 
ladder line. The antenna works okay about the same as a regular dipole of 
the same dimensions .

Unless you have some special reason for using coax I suggest, if you decide 
to build it, on using ladder line instead.

Hope this helps.

73
Danny, K6MHE



  At 11:17 PM 1/2/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>I am considering this antenna for several reasons, not the least of which
>is shielded balanced feedline.  If I understand Lou Mccoy's description
>correctly, this is a dipole 139 ft long, fed at the 82 ft point with the
>center conductors of two pieces of rg-11 72-ohm coax.  Grounds are tied
>together at the tuner, and left open at the antenna feedpoint.
>
>I am totally blind, so got the book on tape, unfortunately with not much
>description of pictures.
>
>Am I correct?
>
>Also, anyone out there with experience with this setup?
>
>Thanks for any help.
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