[TAC] Antennas

[Hank Kohl]

On 9/14/05, Greg Surma <Greg.Surma at wnem.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Here is my take on the antennas for the low bands:

> *       I have little faith (and, admitted,  little experience)
> concerning any of these fad-based wire antennas.  My vote would go for
> the B&W antenna for 160 strictly from a weight and convenience point of
> view.  

I agree on the fad-based antennas - less than little faith!

> The BC Special would leave 'em all in the dust...but is it
> practical? Can we risk putting it up in the higher winds?  Is the weight
> worth it?

Kurt and Stan said it was great into EU when we took it up there for CQ 
WW SSB.   It was guyed with, I believe 3 or 4 ft stakes in a high wind
storm and stayed up.
The verticals that VE7SV stayed up, didn't they?  And they were 80 M
1/4 wave verticals, weren't they?

> *       All three of the above antennas would work on 80.....but Ian has
> the HF2V's....and we could always load up 30' of mast with a top 30' "L"
> as a squashed vertical for 80.  Near the sea and over radials either of
> these would be a killer.

I believe the BC Special might be easier to pack than the Butternuts - the 
Butternuts have those coils that you don't want to smash!

> *       Two HF2V's spaced 140' would give some semblance of gain (and
> receive discrimination).  Two loaded antennas with 1/4 wave spacing
> might be too tricky to get going properly.

Would the two verticals be better on 40 than a two element inverted V
wire beam on the K4TMC masts?

> *       The HF2V is always useable on 160 if you tinker with it enuff.

I've always heard the HF2V and HF6V's with the 160 kit are about like
big long dummy loads.

> 
> Ted...let me know about the "Snake" antenna.
> 
> Greg Surma  K8GL
> 
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