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I have to agree. I tried a pair of 20 meter Maldol whips configured as a
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dipole and fed with coax. It worked but then I tried a 15 meter wire dipole fed with ladder line to a Z11 autotuner. The tuner has no problem loading this on all bands from 40-10 and even at very low heights (6 - 8 ft) it works much better than the loaded whips. It easily rolls up for carrying around. Cost of two Maldol whips, $90.00. cost of the dipole, pennies! ----- 73, Rich - W3ZJ www.w3zj.com -----Original Message-----
From: David Perry [mailto:david.perry3@...] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:38 AM To: FT817@... Subject: Re: [FT817] Dipole Try a wire dipole. Cheaper, lighter, easier to pack and better to use David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bry Faulkner" <bry@...> To: <FT817@...> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 12:22 AM Subject: [FT817] Dipole > Hi all, > Bought a ft817 while I was in the USA, now I am home I am trying to > sort a antenna that a can pack in my suitcase for next time. Has anyone > tried using two atx antennas joined as a dipole and feed with coax. > G0BRY Bry > -- > Bry Faulkner > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > FT817-unsubscribe@... and for a great FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) see > Please note that your messages and files sent to this group become public domain upon submission and may appear anywhere on the Internet or in print without notice or compensation. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: FT817-unsubscribe@... and for a great FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions ) see Please note that your messages and files sent to this group become public domain upon submission and may appear anywhere on the Internet or in print without notice or compensation. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
