Julian :
What actually works very well is a 44 ft doublet fed with open wire or 300
ohm ribbon. This particular length works well as a multi-band antenna
because from 10-40m the lobes are all oriented in the same direction.
I use one of these made out of 22 AWG wire along with a DK9SQ mast and an
LDG QRP autotuner as my vacation setup and it works like a charm. It is also
possible to operate 80 meters by shorting the ends of the ribbon cable and
working it against a counterpoise. You may need to play with the length of
the feedline to get a good match on all bands (80ft reportedly works well).
The Norcal Doublet was essentially the same thing except the whole antenna
feedline and all is made from computer ribbon cable (very light).
L.B. Cebik, W4RNL has some more information on this antenna on his website
at www.cebik.com.
cheers
Michael VE3WMB
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Date: 22 May 2001 10:52:57 -0000
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Subject: [FT817] Digest Number 407
Re: USER REPORT: DX, ANTENNAS (MP-1), ETC!!! Long Post...
If I had a tree, I'd be inclined to try a 20m resonant dipole fed
with TV 300 ohm ribbon. With an ATU it might be possible to use it on
40 thru 15m. Simple, cheap to make, and light. Anyone tried it?
Julian, G4ILO
