One of my favorites has been the 20M vertical with feed point at about 10 feet and 4 or 6 raised counterpoises drooping down to 4-foot electric fence poles. I run a Elecraft KX-3 with ATU so am limited to 15-watts and operate mostly on SSB althoughĭauphin Island to the group - Over the years, I have become a fan of 1/4 wave verticals using various Buddi-system parts. On the upside, the antennas are about 20’ from the salt water and there is nothing blocking our view to the
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Island (IOTA NA-213), The winds are always fairly strong here in the Gulf so I am conscious of how to keep things from breaking Help me and can you recommend a configuration for 20-meter coiless operation?Įach Winter, to escape Minnesota weather, we retreat to South Alabama and spend 6 to 9-weeks in a rental house on Dauphin My “go-to” antenna is the 20-meter no coil vertical but the extendable whip is easily bent or broken. This leaves sufficient parts to assemble a 40-meter vertical using the red coil, a 9.5’ whip, 4 arms, the mast, tripod, and VersaTee. I useĪ mounting plate to attach to the painters pole adapter and coax connector a 9.5’ whip is fully extended 4 arms and a 17’ One of my favorites is the full-size 20-meter 1/4-wave vertical on a 12’ painters pole that I clamp to a porch or stair railing. VersaTee, Mast guying kit, etc) to build at one time two complete systems. Over the years I have bought enough Buddipole parts (8 standard arms, tripod, 8’ mast, extendable whips, TRSB, low band coil, I would love to hear your suggestions? 73 Carl WA0CQG/W4 IOTA NA-213 EM50 Dauphin Island AL All I run a Elecraft KX-3 with ATU so am limited to 15-watts and operate mostly on SSB although am trying to get FT8 running. On the upside, the antennas are about 20’ from the salt water and there is nothing blocking our view to the Southwest, West and Northwest. Would a shock-cord whip help me and can you recommend a configuration for 20-meter coiless operation? Each Winter, to escape Minnesota weather, we retreat to South Alabama and spend 6 to 9-weeks in a rental house on Dauphin Island (IOTA NA-213), The winds are always fairly strong here in the Gulf so I am conscious of how to keep things from breaking or tipping over. I use a mounting plate to attach to the painters pole adapter and coax connector a 9.5’ whip is fully extended 4 arms and a 17’ counterpoise. I would love to hear your suggestions? 73 Carl WA0CQG/W4 IOTA NA-213 EM50 Dauphin Island AL All Over the years I have bought enough Buddipole parts (8 standard arms, tripod, 8’ mast, extendable whips, TRSB, low band coil, VersaTee, Mast guying kit, etc) to build at one time two complete systems.
Hello All Over the years I have bought enough Buddipole parts (8 standard arms, tripod, 8’ mast, extendable whips, TRSB, low band coil, VersaTee, Mast guying kit, etc) to build at one time two complete systems.
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