[SOC] Antenna feedline

[Andy Swiffin]

>>> thom2 at att.net wrote on 14/05/2006 01:09:27:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm thinking about putting up a 40 meter dipole between a couple of 
> trees 
> and would like to know the current thinking on whether to use coax 
> (RG-8, I 
> guess) or 450 ohm 'window' line to feed it.
>....
> and I operate on 40 meters about 75 percent 
> the time (CW).  The rest of the time I'm on 20 meters psk31 as well
as 
> cw on 
> 15 and ten meters, when they're open.  So for those times that I'm
not 


If you connect a 20 metre dipole at the feedpoint along with the 40
metre one you can use coax to feed it and you'll have an antenna that
will do you for 40 20 and 15.  (I don't suppose 10 is going to be much
of an issue for two or three years...).  You won't then need an extra
tuner.

73

Andy
gm8oeg

p.s. this is what I've got - works fine.