[Antennas] 40m Antenna Ideas

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:50:45 -0500

My Moxon back home in 4S7, is supported by my organic towers (Coconut palms)
and is 45' at one side and 35' at the other. I have no problem in working
NA, South and Central America with 100w. Even though at a low height, the
performance never ceases to amaze me.

The day I put it up I got unsolicited "better" reports from people who knew
my signal with a dipole at the same height. So, yes, it sure is worth a try.

73,
Ron, 6Y5/4S7RO

----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Greene <[email protected]>
To: Robert Lay <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] 40m Antenna Ideas

> Hi All,
>
> Well, if you are going to get fancy, you might try the Moxon rectangle for
> 40.  It really is a two element beam, with the ends folded back.  We built
> one in 2002 and used it for field day 2002 and 2003, so it really is
> portable.  It has some gain over a dipole, and at the same elevation as a
> dipole or inverted V, it has a lower angle of radiation.  We hoisted it up
> as high as we could get it from a 37' tower and 35' ladder.  It drooped a
> bit, but was at about 30'.  Did real well.  From SE New England, it covers
> about 90 % of the US in it's 3 dB beamwidth.  It used to bother me that
for
> field day and being in SE NE, a NS antenna wastes half of your power going
> east.  So resulted the beam.
>
> At 08:31 AM 10/27/2003, Robert Lay wrote:
> >I strongly recommend the Inverted Delta antenna. Unfortunately, it
requires
> >suspension of the flat-top portion between two supports from the sides at
an
> >elevation of as high as you can get it. (45- 50 ft should be just barely
> >high enough - higher would be better).
> >
> >Feed the bottom apex with a balanced feed line. The only published
article
> >on this antenna that I know of is by Bill Orr, W6SAI.
> >
> >I use the 20 meter version of the antenna, and have found nothing to beat
> >it.
> >
> >Bob Lay (W9DMK) in Dahlgren, VA
> >http://www.qsl.net/w9dmk
> >
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> 73, Chas,  W1CG
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