[Elecraft] Windom Antennas

Fri Jun 6 09:29:00 2003

I used two diferent single wire off center fed windoms at three different
QTH's for about 15 years.  I used both QRP (2 or 3 w depending on band) and
a whopping 40 W QRO.  The antennas were good performers on the bands I used
(80 - 15 non WARC).  They were cheap - cost of the wire and insulators only,
all of which I scavanged.  I used several antenna tuners.  A tapped resonant
circuit link coupled to the transmitter seemed to work best, but mine was
big.

Hope this helps.

73 Bob  KX1E
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Vickers" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Windom Antennas

> Last night I worked a station in California using a windom antenna and he
> blew the socks off my K2. We discussed the Windom and he said it's the
only
> antenna he's used for many years. My poor butternut vertical is almost
> embarrasing on the air! Of all the stations I heard last night, he was the
> strongest by far and using 100 watts. I'm sure propagation was helping but
> other 6 stations were very weak. Anyone on the reflector built a windom,
> they don't look difficult to build? Found a good website
> http://www.packetradio.com/windom.htm on how to build one. Since I built
my
> own radio shouldn't I build my own antenna?
> Thanks,
> Roy Vickers (KF5YU)
> Central Texas
>
>
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