[Elecraft] trap dipole?

Thu Oct 24 23:21:03 2002

In a message dated 10/24/2002 10:18:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> How hard is it to tune a trapped dipole that is not symmetrical? Is a
> ready-made product like the Alpha Delta DX-LB Plus worth the money? Any
> other commercial antennas that I should consider?
> 
> 
Jeff,
Take a look at antennas by w9inn. You will see tiny ads in the back of QST.  
I have one of his 80/40 meter dipole that resonates on 80/40/17 meters and it 
works quite well.  W9inn will customize the dipole for you.  You can get away 
with deforming a dipole to fit your real-estate.  My dipole forms a "Z" over 
my roof to make the 47.5 feet leg fit across a 34 feet long roof. The other 
side goes through a evergreen tree! The angle between the legs is about 100 
degrees with the leg going to the tree slanting upward.  It works great 
despite this less than perfect form.

Have fun, live fast and bend that dipole fit !!!
73,
Jim WA2UMP K2:2679
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