[Hallicrafters] Carolina Windom

[Gary Smith]

I have used the Radioworks Windom 80 for about 10 years.  I have it mounted as an inverted V with the peak at 50 feet, about 150 degrees between the legs, and the ends mounted at least 10 feet off the ground.  I am using an old Rohn telescoping steel mast for the center support, so I had to make sure that the vertical radiator is offset so that it is at least 15 feet away from the mast so that the mast doesn't interfere with the radiation pattern of the antenna.  Other than taking it down once a year to check the connections and coax-seal, I have had to do nothing to it.  It is a great antenna!!  I have used it with a Kenwood TS-520S, an Icom 706 MKIIG, an Icom 746 Pro, and most recently with an Icom 756 Pro III, all with an antenna tuner.  I have worked over 200 countries on SSB with no more than 100 watts.  I also have found it to be a decent MW and SWL antenna when used with my Hammarlund HQ-180A and Collins R-390A receivers.

Hope this helps.  Let me know if you have any other questions.

Best 73,

Gary
WA1TJB



----- Original Message ----
From: Roy Morgan <k1lky at earthlink.net>
To: James R Carr <n7fcf at hctc.com>
Cc: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 3:58:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Carolina Windom


On Apr 24, 2009, at 12:50 PM, James R Carr wrote:

> I am contemplating building a Carolina Windom. Does anyone have  
> experience with one?

Not yet. I have a Radio Works Carolina Windom 80 Special here and it's  
now warm enough for me to put it up.  Sort of a shortened normal 80  
meter one.  Look up their web site for details and claims.  Some  
points I remember:

- The piece of coax between the "special matching device" and the  
choke balun is 75 ohms.
- That matchng coax section really should be held vertical for the  
whole thing to work... current on the outside of that piece of coax is  
part of what makes it work.
- minimum suggested height is 30 feet.

Those guys may sell  you the right matching device (at the feed point  
of the horizontal wire) and the choke balun.

Roy

Roy Morgan
k1lky at earthlink.net
529 Cobb St.
Groton NY, 13073





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