[Qcwa] "Hidden" HF antenna

Sat, 16 Feb 2002 12:13:54 -0600

How about a flag pole in the front yard.  Make sure it has a good ground
and some radials.  Run a shunt wire up the pole and tap on.   A matching
network at the bottom will make it look like 50 ohms.  You may have to
use a shunt wire for each band depending on what the impedance looks
like where you tap on.  It ought to work real well on 30, 40 and Ok on
80 and possibly on 20 if the length of the pole is not over 5/8 wave,
though ground losses will be higher at that frequency.  Should work
nearly as well as a full size vertical on 30 and 40.
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