[Elecraft] Another Multi-band Dipole

[Joe - aa4nn]

This is basically a center fed ZEPP.  When I was at T30NN and 3D2NN I used a center fed ZEPP which consisted of a 44 foot piece of 300 ohm TV lead-in for the feed line and the horizontal parts were stranded #18 wire each side being 23 feet.  Using the K2/100 and KAT100 this antenna tuned 80m-10m with 1.0-1 vswr.  The antenna center height was at 17 feet, supported by a fiber glass extending twist/lock pole from SteppIR antennas.  Each end was held up by a 15 foot fiber glass extending twist/lock fishing pole from Walmart.  See, sometimes when on a remote place there are no trees to support an antenna, so you carry your own fiberglass poles.  I worked many, many stateside and EU stations with this portable antenna.
73, de Joe, aa4nn ____________________________________________________________________________________



  I recently built an 80/40 meter half-wave dipole using
  the small 300 ohm ladder line, and it works very well.
   This design is very light, easy to install and makes
  for a very clean looking antenna.  Mine is in an
  inverted V configuration with the center at about 55
  feet.  Wonder if others have tried this antenna.