[Antennas] 20m dipole

Tue, 21 Jan 2003 22:42:49 -0600

Please provide complete details on the feedline and on the tuner and
how you adjust it for each band. What are the typical distances that
you work successfully on 80 that you cannot on 40?

Thanks.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean P Doran" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 9:50 PM
Subject: [Antennas] 20m dipole

> I have one for you to think about.
>
> I built a 20m dipole about a year ago and it works great on 20m.  It
is
> horizontally polarized and sits at about 33 feet.  I've worked the
world
> on 20m and 30m, through a tuner.
>
> Now hear this...
>
> On 40m I get horrible reports both regionally and DX wise.  This I
> understand!  Most stations give me a 229 or 339 report on CW.  I'm
> running 100 watts.  I expect this from a 20m dipole.  I am using a
tuner
> for all bands, even 20m for convenience sake.
>
> Here is where I am confused!  It works very well on 80m, regionally.
I
> get GREAT reports on 80m and on 75m.  Most CW contacts give me 589
or 599
> reports.  I very often work nets on 75m without any glitches.  When
I
> work 80m CW, I have no issues.  I do not expect it to work well on
80m
> DX, so don't think I am confused about that.
>
> Why does this thing stink on 40m and not on 80m?   Many stations
will not
> return my call on 40m, yet on 80m, I have excellent luck.
>
> Any ideas?
>
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