[Antennas] B&W Folded Dipole Gone

[Christopher Boone]

Its a 90ft long folded dipole with 18-36inch spacers (depending on the mode=
l and freq coverage)....not as easy to work with as a=20
std dipole but easy to put up as a inverted V....problem with
the B&W is the "matching" network at the top of the dipole is=20
nothing more than a 200watt non-inductive resistor which always
absorbs some of the signal...IF you dont want to use a tuner and can stand =
10db or more loss at the LOWER HF freqs, then it may be for you....
Otherwise, a tuner and a random wire may be easier to deal with...trying to=
 unwrap a B&W TTFD and hanging it in a tree is not easy in my family lands =
(the Boonies)! hihi :)

Chris BOONE :)
WB5ITT

-------Original Message-------
From: "Tom N=C3=98JMY - AAR7FV" <tfarl@iowatelecom.net>
Sent: 02/14/03 01:45 PM
To: Cboone@Earthlink.net, antennas@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Antennas] B&W Folded Dipole Gone

>=20
> That might be just what I need.  Is it relatively portable?  I would use =
it
for MARS operations just above 75 meters with my Patcomm PC-500 (about 10
watts PSK31 and MT-63.  In the event that I am forced to leave my home and
operate in the field during an emergcy, I need something that could be put
up out in the boonies relatively easily.  Most contacts are within a 200
mile radius.  Would the cloud warmer aspect of this antenna be good for
this, or am I better off just making a wire inverted vee that can be
rolled
up fairly easily?

73,
Tom