Comments on: Back on the Air http://www.kb6nu.com/back-on-the-air/ Having fun with amateur radio Thu, 17 May 2012 01:28:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dan KB6NU http://www.kb6nu.com/back-on-the-air/#comment-322921 Dan KB6NU Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:44:41 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2741#comment-322921 Actually, it's not all that big. The only way I am able to fit the 40m dipole into the yard is to angle it diagonally. I do have some pretty good trees, though. And even though I just lost two of them, there are four sturdy ones still out there. Actually, it’s not all that big. The only way I am able to fit the 40m dipole into the yard is to angle it diagonally. I do have some pretty good trees, though. And even though I just lost two of them, there are four sturdy ones still out there.

]]> By: Mike Zydiak W2MJZ http://www.kb6nu.com/back-on-the-air/#comment-322919 Mike Zydiak W2MJZ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:39:37 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2741#comment-322919 Dan... From your description of hacking through the wilderness, I do get the impression that you might have a substantial piece of property to grow antennas on. If I had the luxury of some space, and a few well spaced old tall trees, I would be growing multi-wavelength long-wires, V beams and rhombics, with fan dipoles and 80 meter long-wires as backups if there were some extra trees left over. Mike Dan…

From your description of hacking through the wilderness, I do get the impression that you might have a substantial piece of property to grow antennas on. If I had the luxury of some space, and a few well spaced old tall trees, I would be growing multi-wavelength long-wires, V beams and rhombics, with fan dipoles and 80 meter long-wires as backups if there were some extra trees left over.

Mike

]]> By: Jeff http://www.kb6nu.com/back-on-the-air/#comment-322916 Jeff Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:38:15 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2741#comment-322916 Doublet! Mine works 160-10 with a good transmatch -- I'm using an old Drake MN2700, with 6 feet of coax through the wall and to a 4:1 balun. Then 450 ohm window line to the 135' antenna. This works amazingly well, and it is cheap cheap cheap. Jeff Doublet! Mine works 160-10 with a good transmatch — I’m using an old Drake MN2700, with 6 feet of coax through the wall and to a 4:1 balun. Then 450 ohm window line to the 135′ antenna. This works amazingly well, and it is cheap cheap cheap.

Jeff

]]> By: Elwood Downey http://www.kb6nu.com/back-on-the-air/#comment-322906 Elwood Downey Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:27:54 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2741#comment-322906 These outdoor jobs always seem take a lot of unexpected work, leaving one rather sore afterwards but with a good feeling of accomplishment. So, kudos on getting everything back up and staying safe. These outdoor jobs always seem take a lot of unexpected work, leaving one rather sore afterwards but with a good feeling of accomplishment. So, kudos on getting everything back up and staying safe.

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