Hey guys! I got my general not too long ago and I want to break into 40- and 80-meter SSB.
On Ebay, I ended up buying this: END FED "RANDOM WIRE" FOR 80-10 METERS WITH ONLY RADIO & TUNER, MANY PICKY BUILT IN RADIO TUNERS WILL TUNE THIS ANTENNA PERFECTLY ON 80-6 METERS!! Made in the USA by a (((TAX PAYING))) HAM for HamsI do have just the 9:1 UNUN . . . I received the 9:1 UNUN along with 51 feet of marine 18 AWG tinned & insulated stranded copper wire. A 17-foot pole has been put up in the backyard with the antenna wire strung in an ENE direction. The UNUN is at the top of the pole, and it is connected to an FT-891 through an FC-50 tuner by means of 55 feet of RG-8. Been kind of busy wrapping up a semester and have been trying to get this antenna up in fits and starts. Right now, I am mating the junction box to the antenna to the brick exterior, and I'm waiting to run the cable indoors up to my transceiver. I am using Liquid Nails to glue the box to the brick and I'll have to wait some hours for that to set. Hopefully, this setup will work, and I will be able to transact with the Wednesday 7pm RagChew Net. Wish me luck! -- Randy Pickut, KI5LQS On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 10:55 AM john Parmalee via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > I am working on an end fed antenna. It’s going to be a sloperr with a bit > of a vertical component. I intend to wind my own torpid and leave some > extra turns that I can tap for where I get The best match. It might wind > up. being a 9 1/2 to one. Two turns in the primary. > > > Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS > <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> > > On Thursday, May 9, 2024, 7:17 PM, Chris Medlin via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ive read about the 64:1 being used on end fed half waves. I personally use > a 49:1. I think its really going to depend on the impedance. If 3200 ohm, > use 64:1. If its 2450 ohm go with the 49:1. > > > Chris/AC5CM > > Typos brought to you by iPhone > > On May 8, 2024, at 00:12, Gary Sitton via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I agree on a 49:! Unun for HWEF use. For 1.8 mhz special care should be > taken in the design. > G. > > On May 7, 2024 8:48:02 PM Michael Shanks via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I do believe it would be best to go to a 64 to 1 ballon I believe it’s 64 > to one I could be wrong rather than the 49 to one for that wire if you got > the space try it I have > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 7, 2024, at 8:24 PM, Michael Shanks <[email protected]> wrote: > > If I remember correctly, my NF half wave for 180 was 262 with a 49 one > ballon about 20 foot to 37 foot up in the air worked well with that much > wire in the air. You’d be surprised what you can hear. > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 6, 2024, at 7:08 PM, Gary Sitton via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Also, if the main portion isn't well above ground, you'll need to make the > length greater to account for the capacitive effect of the ground itself. L > configurations are very effective but avoid the inverted V scheme. > G. > > On May 6, 2024 12:58:52 PM Gary Sitton via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > Clue: HWEF (half wave end fed) so half of160 meters is 80 meters or about > 250 feet! > Gary K5AMH > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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