[Elecraft] Off-Center Fed Dipole (Buxcom 80M-6M)

[Bill Striegel]

I am trying to get my ham shack back together after Hurricane Katrina
destroyed it. Bought the above anatenna. I went out back today to lay it out
on the ground trying to avoid the trees. The best position still had a tall
water oak, about 12" in diameter about 6 inches from the antenna, about 20'
from the balun, on the long side. It's 136 feet long, about 100 on one side,
the remainder on the other. Would it be worth trying to move the
balun(feedpoint) closer to this tree? Just how much will this affect my
antenna? Yes, there are trees further away from it, I have a wooded
backyard.  So much for an open field. It runs NE to SW.

 

Thanks. 

 

Bill Striegel

KE5UD

Ocean Springs, MS