[ICOM] New Antenna Technology

[Jim Littlefield]

I live 1/2 mile from the ham who is one of the test sites for K1DFT's 
antennas. He has one each of the 40m and 160m verticals installed and I 
can confirm they really work, even over a non-optimal ground situation. 
If I recall correctly, the pair are sitting on a 15 foot or so radius 
chicken wire ground plane and multiple radials (not sure of the 
lengths). The site has very rocky soil...certainly not a great location 
for a 1/4 wave vertical.

Now if I can only talk K1DFT into loaning me an 80m version for my attic...



Michael P. Olbrisch wrote:

>Smaller antennas???  A 160m antenna less than 50 ft tall, with full
>efficiency and 50 ohm feed.  My 781 has never been on 160, no room for a
>decent antenna.  It this is true....
>
>I don't mean to start a long thread here, but just give you something to
>look at.  Every one of our ICOM radios would benefit from better antennas.
>
>Read on...
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>http://www.eet.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21600147
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>http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=2659
>
>Mike.  KD9KC
>El Paso, TX.
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73 de Jim Littlefield KB1KQI