[Antennas] Eighty Meter mobile or portable

[Jan Robbins]

Comet actually sells just such an antenna as Dick suggests, in which the 
angle between two whips is about 120 deg. and feedpoint impedance is 
50ohms.  The antenna can
also be used in a 'flat" dipole configuration.  Covers 40/20/15/10m, 
sells for $350.  See current AES catalog p. 93.

73 to all!  jan N0JR

Edward Dickinson, III wrote:
>  Would it be worthwhile to consider an attaching bracket whereby the angle
> between the two can be ~120 degrees rather than 180 degrees.  Is this not
> how an Inverted Vee antenna provides an ~50 Ohm impedance as vs. the 72 or
> so Ohms of a dipole?  
>
> Regards,
> Dick - KA5KKT/4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Youvan
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 1:19 PM
> To: a
> Subject: Re: [Antennas] Eighty Meter mobile or portable
>
>   
>> Two "ham sticks" by any mfg. screwed into a double horizontal mount 
>> similar to the MFJ model 347 make a decent single band portable dipole 
>> when attached to a 1&1/4" OD pipe.
>>     
>
>    They should be individually tuned to the same frequency, then adjusted
> the same amount to trim them, and since they are now a dipole, would be best
> fed with 72-75 Ohm line.
> They can be mounted on anything, I have a 15 meter unit at the top of a 10
> foot piece of 1/2 inch (trade size) EMT.  (interior electrical conduit with
> a cap on top, hose banded to a sewer vent pipe on the roof of my house)
>   

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