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Birddog01
Junior Member
Username: Birddog01
Post Number: 25
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 12:24 pm: | 
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Is there a base antenna out there that you can run from 26 to 29 meg. and not have to adj. every time. Just set in the middle and go. |
Tech833
Intermediate Member
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 163
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, April 10, 2010 - 3:53 pm: |
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Just one vertical type- Imax 2000
If you want a wire type antenna, check out the Barker & Williamson broadband folded dipole.
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1330
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 9:42 am: |
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MY A-99 runs from 15m to 10m with a SWR below 1.6 the whole way.
Tech 833 is right on the B & W 90 folded dipole antenna. Used one for years (OK I used to sell them in Australia) and even an one INSIDE a large steel building during a trade show. I was about a foot lower that the roof and over two days I was able to work many stations on 80 upto 10m, including my weekly 80m Sunday Net where the closest ham was 200 miles from my location.
I have discovered some strange things about the B & W 90 in that in most locations they seem to work better if sloped ala Terminated Tilted Folded Dipole Style.
I can end with once I move to a place that has the room, I WILL be buying another one.
Tech237
N7AUS
God only made some many perfect head, on the rest he put hair.
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Ferd1605
Junior Member
Username: Ferd1605
Post Number: 41
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 2:18 am: |
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i built a 1/4 wave ground plane with 1 3/4 inch alum. tubing 8' 2" long with 4 ground radials at 8'5" , with a hairpin match and have a 1.4 at channel 1 and a 1.6 swr at the very top end of the 10 meter fm part of the band .. not much gain , but i was shooting for bandwidth . |
