[Antennas] Hanging more wire.

[Dan Evans]

To hang more wire, or less wire?

I have an 88' ladderline fed dipole, up in the trees about 45'.  It works
pretty well on 40 & 20, but doesn't tune well on 75m, being a bit short.
I'm using the internal tuner in my '746, about 10' of rg213, 1:1 balun, and
probably 60' of 450ohm ladder line.

I would like to get better results on 75m, and still use it on 40 & 20.  [I
have a vertical that does a decent job on 10 & 15].  What I would like to do
is extend the dipole into a loop for 75m.  But, living on a 100'x60' lot, I
just don't quite have the real estate.  What I can do is make a loop that is
about 200' [at the same 45' average height], or I could lengthen the current
88' dipole to 130' and give it a  "Z" shape.

I could also go with the 200' loop, and add a 'stub' of ladder line to load
it for 75m....

What do you think?  Hang more wire, or less wire?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated:-)

73
Dan

Dan Evans K9ZF
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