[Antennas] 80 and 40 meter antennas

Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:25:38 -0500

Besides a half-wave dipole?
All kidding aside .. that's the best 'simple' antenna you could erect, 
even putting both on one common feedline. [don't forget to use a balun!]
IF you have plenty of room and high [100' feet or so] supports, then I 
suggest trying a wire log-yagi .. pointed in the direction of greatest 
concern.  A four-element design has been written up in QST and CQ and 
the ARRL Antenna Compendium [not sure which Volume.]
One other antenna you might consider for BOTH bands :

[each side of an extended double-zepp is .62 wavelength]

half-wave         extended double-zepp            half-wave
___________  _______________  _________________  ____________
            | |              | |                | |
            | |              | |                | |
            |_|              | |                |_|
   quarter-wave section      | |          quarter-wave section
        [open-wire]          | |               [open-wire]
                           feedline
                          [open wire]

This is the 'N8DE Special' ... if you make it for 80-meters, the 
over-all length is about 600 feet .. Get it up as high as you can 
[preferably over 70'].. The pattern is a multiple-lobed, low-angle 
radiator .. with GAIN over a simple dipole.

Good luck
Don
N8DE

[email protected] wrote:
> Anyone out there with good designs for wire antennas for 80 and 40
> meters?
> 
> Regards,
> Frank Kamp
> 
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