[Elecraft] Windom Antennas

[Phil Wheeler]

Roy Vickers wrote:

>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. 
>

I used a simple Windom (all wire, no coax nor baluns) back in the 
fifties with good success (worked the world on 80 and 40 CW with 75W [DC 
input] from SE Washngton).  The Windom has fallen into disfavor, but I 
do have good memories of it.

Phil