[Boatanchors] Re: WINDOM

Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:51:54 -0600

You bring up a good point. I think the balun and/or choke are subject to
heating with max power levels. I frequently run legal limit on SSB, but
generally don't run more than 100W on AM. I do recall their catalog & web
page have some verbiage on "continuous duty" modes such as RTTY, etc. 300W
of AM doesn't sound too threatening, but I suppose the level of modulation
is the unknown....those with Class E modulators and 130% modulation should
probably go QRP...

73
Dan
K0DAN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Page" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2004 19:08
Subject: RE: [Boatanchors] Re: WINDOM

> The specs say NOT for AM. If it will handle 1500 watts pep I would think
it
> would handle 300 watts of AM. Any thoughts? John
>
>
>
> John Page K4KWM
> Hollow State since 1953
> (ex W8PKU,N8BLB,NA8O)
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: "k0dan" <[email protected]>
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Subject: [Boatanchors] Re: WINDOM
> >Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 18:49:21 -0600
> >
> >Jim...
> >
> >Yes, it's an off center 250' (nominal) antenna. There is some sort of
balun
> >off-center, to which 22' of feedline (RG8X?) hangs. At the end of this
> >feedline is a choke and from there you can feed it with any length of 50
> >ohm
> >coax.
> >
> >Radio Works makes this antenna, and I guess they coined the name (altho
> >they
> >are in Virginia, so go figure). http://www.radioworks.com/
> >
> >I "scanned" it with an antenna analyzer and the SWR is 3:1 or less on all
> >the ham bands (never looked at the WARC bands).
> >
> >As I mentioned, it's the one and only commercial wire antenna I've ever
> >bought, and it works well. Their claims are that the 22' vertical is
> >intended to radiate.
> >
> >If this one dies from the winter ice & wind I will probably replace it
with
> >the wire you mention, and give a try to open wire feed.
> >
> >73
> >
> >Dan
> >K0DAN
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: [email protected]
> >To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
> >Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 23:10
> >Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Re: [Boatanchors]WINDOM ANTENNA
> >
> >
> >Dan:
> >
> >Since you have a Carolina Windom, help us get past the silly name.  What
is
> >it?  Off center fed half wave for 160?  Fed with a single wire as the
> >original windoms were, balanced line or coax?
> >
> >BTW, a 260 ft piece of wire up 60 ft ought to work well on all bands!
> >
> >Jim W9TM
> >
> > >
> > >
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