[Lowfer] #18 wire

[rick kirby]

Wow Bill; I want to see what that looks like and how it performs ! Its a 
horizontal "Y" ? I guess your feeding it where the 3 legs of the "Y" meet? 
Do tell!

 BTW : My loop is doing ok.I trimmed some trees and moved the feed point 
from the corner to the center of the loop( shouldnt change performance) 
.That night I was copied by Andy and Doug down in TN ; almost 500 miles! Not 
bad for a new guy ! For some reason though by trimming the trees away and 
raising the lower leg from 4 ft up to 8 ft  and moving the feedpoint ; my 
Rac went up ?I was expecting the opposite but what do I know.
 Keep us informed on your "Y " experiment .Im real curious.

   73
       Rick  KA2PBO
        "PBO"  187.2Khz  "or so"     qrss60




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Ashlock" <ashlockw at hotmail.com>
To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] #18 wire


>
> Thanks Warren. I'll have to stop in on my next trip south and/or give them 
> a call. This is for the antenna design that uses a tall tree 120ft off to 
> the side of my land. This was originally planned to be an "H" antenna 
> (rotated 90deg) but I found the capacity between top and bottom sections 
> to be only about 100pf and not much more with caged conductors. A "Y" 
> design (looking down from the top) on the other hand has a capacity of 
> almost 400pf if the "Y" is filled-in with a spider web of smaller ga wire. 
> I can use two trees on my land to form the "Y". (This is a Lowfer antenna, 
> BTW, fitting inside a 50' x 50' cylinder)
>
> Bill
>
>> From: k2ors at verizon.net
>> To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
>> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 22:30:33 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] #18 wire
>>
>> Bill,
>>    Electronic Surplus Sales in Candia, NH has wire on spools at scrap
>> prices. Selection varies from day to day, so it might pay to check with 
>> them
>> first.
>>
>> 73 Warren
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bill Ashlock" <ashlockw at hotmail.com>
>> To: <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 10:06 PM
>> Subject: [Lowfer] #18 wire
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Does anyone know of a cheep source for #18 bare stranded wire? Need 
>> > about
>> > 500ft for a new Lowfer antenna design.
>> >
>> > Used to buy so-called 'chandelier wire' at $12 for a 500ft spool at 
>> > Home
>> > Depot but now I'm seeing astronomical prices.
>> >
>> > Bill
>> >
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