[K3PZN-List] The Cookie Tin Antenna - QST oct 2013 p 39-41

[Curt Milton]

Ray

I confess I can't comprehend your question!  But here is a wild guess - you are asking if you can put a vertical close to a horizontal dipole?  There will always be some interaction between closely located antennas, but HF is somewhat forgiving when antennas are not far from the ground.  So it mostly depends whether or not you are willing to have the pattern distorted - which in this case may not be a factor.  As for SSB vs CW, the antenna cares not except for different ends of the band.  

On Phil's comments on the cookie tin - years ago when we camped I would attach a 2m mag mount to the Coleman stove (when it wasn't time to be cooking).  Of course Ray is relating to mounting his antennas on different sized vehicles - yes the vehicle does play into the antenna's behavior.  

10m is propagating pretty well -- if I would believe the forecasts hard to say if it will get any better than this in most of our remaining lifetimes.  maybe fortunately I don't entirely believe the forecast - but do operate on 28 MHz now while it is working!  

maybe another entity confirmed!  i had worked 5X Uganda many times but not spent the green stamps for a QSL, and I don't know if I have one in the box or not.  but I worked a ham in 5X this weekend and a few hours later downloaded LOTW - and it is confirmed!  my gap between worked and confirmed entities is now less than 20 (once it may have been 50 or 60) thanks to LOTW.  

73 HPE C U Tonite

Curt






On Sunday, October 13, 2013 10:51 PM, Ray Wright <kb3vwk at gmail.com> wrote:
 
hi All

ok question   if I work 20m ssb on a diapole can I put up a vertical that
is very close using CW and what band could I use?   There seems to be a
problem of using 20m ssb and 40m cw when I try it.  This using 100w on
diapole and qrp on the vertical which can do anyband.  Any suggestions from
the group?

ray



On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 5:38 AM, Philip Karras <ke3fl at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I read this with delight as I have used this kind of antenna to get into
> 145.410- from my shack in the basement so this antenna was about a foot off
> the outside ground while on the top shelf mag-mount 440/2m antenna on a
> cookie tin ~ 7-8" diameter.
>
> It was no doubt not the best but if the outside antenna goes I'll at least
> have something inside until I can put something up outside again.
>
> The work John/W6NBC did for this was wonderful and I'll have to actually
> do what he has done to match at least an antenna for 2m to one of the
> cookie tines I've saved for this purpose. I really like his 10" tin that
> hold the extendable antenna and some coax in it to take to a site.
>
> My article in September QST received over 20 e-mail comments, questions,
> suggestions, and beratings. It looks like my compilation of these, along
> with a method for starting a UPS' inverter to get it going in the
> field, will be in an upcoming QST so keep tuned.
>
> 73 de KE3FL,
> Phil
> AEC Carroll County
> OES, ORS, & VE
> http://cs.yrex.com/ke3fl
> Karras' Corner: http://blog.solidsignal.com/content.php/1005-karras-corner
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