shortened 80 meter antenna

[KD2GOE]

Just want to share my 80 meter antenna i just made. I don't know how well it is working but i made 4 contacts on 80 meters last night. 2 where on the west cost. I am in New York
The antenna is 14awg 28' to the coil then 11' after the coil is warped around a 4.25" OD pvc pipe with 17 wraps total length of the antenna is 78' 6".
I still have some tweaking and ill get some swr readings when it gets nice out ill play with taking raps off the coil and extending out the 11" end
I hope this helps some one

 

[camaro1]

nice, whatever works,, all I have is an end fed 53' wire with a 9:1 unun balun.. you going to be on 80 tonight??

 

[KD2GOE]

nice, whatever works,, all I have is an end fed 53' wire with a 9:1 unun balun.. you going to be on 80 tonight??

yeah i can be ill Mosley be tuning around i am still a little shy so i just like to jump in on peoples QSO's

 

[KD2GOE]

ill be chilling on 3.860 Mhz if any one wants to call

 

[camaro1]

I got bleed over from a few kc's up and down on that freq

 

[KD2GOE]

I got bleed over from a few kc's up and down on that freq

that stinks umm well whats open for you?

 

[camaro1]

try 3.885, not hearing anything there

 

[KD2GOE]

try 3.885, not hearing anything there

i have a K4KYV on AM 3.885

 

[camaro1]

k4kyv now on ther calling cq on AM,, after I heard you and called back to you,,lol

 

[KD2GOE]

k4kyv now on ther calling cq on AM,, after I heard you and called back to you,,lol

doh
yeah i got you before MR AM came in

 

[camaro1]

wow there aint much room anywhere to squeeze in

 

[KD2GOE]

wow there aint much room anywhere to squeeze in

need to start throwing elbows..

time to go and upgrade

 

[wavrider]

Put up an antenna as high as you can.

Make the antenna as efficient as you can.

Get a BIG honking amp ( loafs at legal limit )

Key it down and make some room on the band.

Welcome to the 80 meters outlaw band, sometimes it makes 11 meters look like childs play.

 

[KD2GOE]

Put up an antenna as high as you can.

Make the antenna as efficient as you can.

Get a BIG honking amp ( loafs at legal limit )

Key it down and make some room on the band.

Welcome to the 80 meters outlaw band, sometimes it makes 11 meters look like childs play.

living around a lot of homes in the city ill have to run 100 watts QRP

 

[wavrider]

75 meter phone frequency really does not cause any RFI that I have noticed, I have my computer speakers turned on and i am using legal limit into a dipole and i do not get any rfi.

I DO use good 1:1 current baluns at all feed points of my dipole antennas