[Antennas] Inverted V question

[Chris Boone]

I would think coax would be fine with a tuner...on 10, the cable losses
would be lower with the 450 twin lead than with coax.....but not enough to
make that much of a big difference..Coax WOULD be easier to handle than 450
twin lead...especially in a temp location and portable situation....twin
lead cable would have to be secured away from any metal in its field....Cut
the antenna for 80 and it should work ok throughout the HF region with a
tuner.

Chris
WB5ITT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Ashworth
> Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 7:05 PM
> To: antennas at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Antennas] Inverted V question
> 
> Hi to all, happy turkey days.  I am looking for comments from 
> operators that might be using or have used an inverted v 
> antenna.  What I have in mind is just for temporary use 
> (contest or casual use) .  I would find a high tree and shoot 
> a line over it and then pull up the antenna. The tree is the 
> center of the antenna.  I have an auto tuner  and a manual 
> tuner available.
> So, would the best way to feed it be with 450 ohm twin lead?  
> I would like to operate from 80 to 10 meters and if the 
> length is measured for 80 meters, what kind of reports do you 
> get?  Thank you for your comments, Dave, NC6P.