[HCARC] Amplifier

[Gary J - N5BAA]

Watts out is watts out regardless of how they got there, but amps are 
EXPENSIVE especially if used purely to force a signal out of an antenna.. 
But why can't you get an efficient antenna up.  Dale Gaudier has designed an 
Off Center Fed Dipole (OCFD) that has one leg approx 11 ft long and the 
other approx 55 ft long.  With a 4:1 balun that he teaches how to make as 
the middle connector and some wire and an "Ugly balun" you get an antenna 
that is virtually invisible that operates equally well flat topped and as an 
inverted V.  One major advantage is that if you keep the 11 ft leg close to 
the shack your coax run is short.  This antenna is resonant on all bands 
6-40 meters without using a tuner.  I fly one on 3 10 ft steel chain link 
fence top rail poles with the stiffeners at each joint.  Mine has been up 
for 3+ years merely wired to my BIG Vertical BBQ grill.  I have a piece of 
rebar in the ground to keep the base in place and a pulley and halyard for 
raising and lowering antennas.  I suspect Dale's antenna might also work 
with long leg curved to fit the space available.  Tony Moore who used to be 
in the club had his with short leg in the front yard and the long leg 
running over his roof.

FOR DALE:  Maybe it's time to have another presentation for newer hams on 
this OCFD Antenna.  Would you consider putting one on for part of the May or 
June presentations since the Field Day presentation can be short which could 
be the case if people attend the FD Planning Meetings.

73,

Gary J
N5BAA

-----Original Message----- 
From: sgriffin1 at windstream.net
Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2018 4:03 PM
To: Hcarc
Subject: [HCARC] Amplifier







    I know this may be a silly question but just real curious I do 
understand that to get the best signal out you're supposed to have an 
efficient antenna. But if you're not able to have an efficient antenna 
because of the lot size And trees as it is at my qth would brute force of an 
amplifier be the answer to help in making a contact.Thanks for the 
opinionsWD5ENHSteve
Happy Connecting.  Sent from my Sprint Phone.


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