[Antennas] Isotron from Bilal - has anyone experiences to share?

Sun, 06 Oct 2002 14:00:29 -0500

Hi Chris,
I second Don's opinion... My recommendation for cheap, easy and VERY
effective
is a dipole, balanced fed (center) with ladder line or twin lead.
(especially if you
don't have good ground conductivity)    It can be ANY length longer than a
half wave
on your lowest operating fqy.   Good for all bands with tuner and balun.
Don't waste your money on commercially made
antennas.. (unless it's a beam)   Most of them are compromises.   With 5
acres,  your
options for home brew antennas are many and exciting.
Good luck & 73,   Les,  W�OJH

Don Havlicek wrote:

> Don't waste your money on an expensive compromise ... put up some
> dipoles.
> Don
> N8DE
>
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> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm a beginner living out in the high desert near
> > http://www.joshua-tree.com on 5 acres with an elevation of 2,600 ft. To
> > get started, I thought this Isotron might be a small and simple
> > antenna... In future, the stock market permitting, I hope to get a good
> > yagi and string some dipoles. But right now, I wlt get on the air asap
> > with minimum fuss. thanks, Chris mm1esg / kf6vci
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