[Antennas] 40m Antenna Ideas

[Jim Isbell]

I found a 40 meter V-Yagi on the internet that is made of light tubing 
etc, it weighs about 70 lbs and has a swinging radius of about 32 feet. 
 It is electricaly reversable (3 elements) so you only have to rotate it 
180 degrees.  It built of really cheap materials and looks easy to 
construct.  The light weight means you can use a TV rotor.

Rob Matherly wrote:

>On Monday 27 October 2003 10:17 am, Harvey&Bessie wrote:
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>>I believe 40 feet is not high enough for a good DX antenna for 40 meters.
>>You need a height of 60 to 75 feet at the apex of a 40 meter inverted V to
>>get a lower angle radiation on 40 meters. Also, raising the ends a bit
>>might help, as one has suggested. 73
>>Harvey/W4TG
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>Mine's up about 20 feet and I regularly work around the world with five 
>watts...
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