[Elecraft] Antenna suggestions, resent

[Bill W4ZV]

Vic K2VCO-2 wrote
> I am moving to an apartment on the top floor of a 10 story building. I 
> have access to the roof which has a 30' x 10' flat space. On one edge of 
> this space is a building 9' high with a flat roof of about 10' x 20'. I 
> can put up antennas on top of this little building and on the flat area 
> mentioned above.
> 
> But there is a catch: the antenna has to be either a wire antenna, or 
> substantially vertical. If vertical, it can't exceed 29' in height above 
> the roof of the small building. Beams not allowed!

I'd stay away from a vertical.  You'll have problems with manmade
interference in an apartment complex and vertical polarization will make it
worse.  I'd go for a 44' doublet/inv-V supported by a nonconductive mast and
fed with twinlead...or an OCF fed with coax.

73,  Bill  W4ZV

73,  Bill  W4ZV




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