[SADXA] Trap antennas

[Douglas Todd]

Eric,

If I draw a line between the towers, it would point northease/southwest.   As it turns out, I'm backing out of this problem. There are too many people with far too high pay grades causing too much heat who do too little for me to want to continue with this.

Thank you for the help.

Doug




---- n7cl at earthlink.net wrote: 
> 
> Do you care where the main lobe points?
> 
> What would be the compass bearing of a line between the towers?
> 
> I ask because traps are funny things that get funnier when operated at high power.  I avoid using them whenever possible.  But with a single wire that is long enough for the lowest band and a tuner, the higher bands are going to have lobes other than just broadside to the wire (could be a good thing though).  Nevertheless, I'd strongly recommend against the traps if at all possible.
> 
> Eric
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Douglas Todd <toddd1 at cox.net>
> >Sent: Mar 2, 2009 11:45 PM
> >To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: Re: [SADXA] Trap antennas
> >
> >I the towers are about 70 foot. We'd probably be about 50 feet high.
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "RICHARD SOLOMON" <w1ksz at q.com>
> >To: "SADXA" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 9:02 PM
> >Subject: Re: [SADXA] Trap antennas
> >
> >
> >>
> >> The Tower Talk Reflector would be a good place to ask that. How high up 
> >> the
> >>
> >> towers would the antenna be ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
> >>
> >>> From: toddd1 at cox.net
> >>> To: sadxa at mailman.qth.net
> >>> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 20:17:20 -0700
> >>> CC: crc_bod at list.app.ray.com
> >>> Subject: [SADXA] Trap antennas
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know of a commercially available trap wire antenna that 
> >>> covers 30, 40 and 80 meters ? Something that would handle 1.5 KW. I want 
> >>> to string the antenna between the towers at the CRC club. The towers are 
> >>> about 110 feet apart.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks !
> >>>
> >>> Doug
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