End-Fed Dipole UJM-EFHW-80-10

[Mudfoot]

Ahh Yiss ..... but keep it at an 80. Don't be tempted to double it to a 160 if you have the space ..... those 160's are so much wire they become lightning magnets !!

I was listening to guy discussing his loop. Said it was always getting torn up.

 

[Mudfoot]

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So far, I'm really liking this end fed. It's just to darned convenient. I'm going to work on getting it higher. I think my next project is to build a 40 meter vertical. So far, for 11 meters I have a dipole at 25'. It does OK. I'm able to talk to the locals, which is fine for now.

Once I figure out which room in the house will be my shack, I'll likely have 10' of coax running to another end fed.

 

[Ranch55]

I'm not being picky or critical Mudfoot,,,,,
But an EFHW wire antenna is not a dipole.......as you may know......

 

[OldCoot]

Always wanted a big loop up. Maybe one of these days.

At a previous home had a 160 M loop, 560+ feet at around 100 Ft. Worked like "gangbusters!" 100 watts and better reports than guys running 2-3 times that. Now I'm living in senior housing. Might as well be a cave!

 

[Mudfoot]

That's hard giving that up. When I lived at my previous house in town, I wanted to put a remote station at my sister's house. Maybe you could do that one day.

 

[Crawdad]

I'm not being picky or critical Mudfoot,,,,,
But an EFHW wire antenna is not a dipole.......as you may know

A dipole is defined as a radiator having two high current points and two high voltage points which an EFHW has at its half-wavelength design frequency. So it is a dipole on some band. The elements don't have to be separate. So you're not wrong Mudfoot.

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[Mudfoot]

So you're not wrong Mudfoot.

I figured once I mentioned "end fed", it would be apparant as to what it was. I like the antenna, especially the ease of installation. I'm able to talk with my friends. Still working on my 40 meter vertical, which I need.

 

[2RT307]

Our local club seems to love the Palomar EFHW for field day. Multi band and easy to put in the air to get ON the air. I have been running a Balun Designs 9:1 unun and random wire with good multi-band luck, but really need it to be higher in the air. Does ok for NVIS on 40 and 80 though.

Also running a 40 meter loop that plays multiple bands with a 4:1 balun, also from Balun Designs, and it works really well.

To me, the end feds are super convenient with easy installation, shorter coax runs, and multi band performance. Hope you enjoy yours!

 

[Mudfoot]

Definitely like it and it was very easy to install. I still miss my full size 4 meter wire, though. Just waiting on getting my 40 meter vertical up.