[Antennas] Ideas for best antenna for multiband HF in a small garden

Sat, 9 Nov 2002 07:33:11 +0000

In message <[email protected]>, Joe Giacobello, K2XX
<[email protected]> writes
>Gary, if you can utilize the air space over your house and run an end 
>fed 66 foot wire from the front of your house to the rear of your 
>garden, you can get on 80 through 10 meters quite effectively.
AGREE
>total length of the wire from the antenna tuner to its termination point 
>must be a minimum of 66 feet. You will need a simple L-match antenna 
>tuner and a good, short ground connection from the tuner to a ground 
>rod, cold water piping, etc.  (BTW, if you have problems with RF in the 
Take care with grounding - a lot of water pipes are now plastic in new
build and major renovations!
>shack, you may have to add some 1/4 wavelength counterpoises, which are 
>not a big deal.  However, let's cross that bridge when we come to it.)
A quarter wave chucked under the bench is sometimes a solution, also
some of the artificial grounds work reasonably well.

Why not use a tuned vertical with integral ground system?
>
>Good Luck!
Yes, indeed.
>
>73, Joe
73 de Dave - G3YXX
>
>Gary McKelvie wrote:
>
>> Hi to the list,
>>
>> I'm looking for ideas as I'm planning to sit a Morse assessment for a 
>> M3 call in the UK.
>> The problem is that I have a very small garden (approx 10 foot by 30 
>> foot ). I would rather use a dipole  type antenna for 80 to 12 meters.
>>
>> Any suggestions gladly received
>>
>> Gary
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