[ARC5] Balanced antenna coupling...

AKLDGUY . neilb0627 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 25 13:51:15 EST 2014


Hi Dennis

> At 5' max height your short doublet is going to be largely
omnidirectional anyway at the bands of interest
> so don't worry about orientation.

I feared it would be omnidirectional. Or maybe I'm glad, since it means I
can be a bit less concerned
about orientation. What was that about every cloud?

> You might consider a short vertical with top loading.  Put up a five foot
pole with adjustable loading coil in
> the middle...

My yard has a concrete paver surface and digging a hole is grounds for
termination of tenancy.
Thanks for the suggestions though.

73 de Neil ZL1ANM


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