Tom,
I had a 80 meter (136 ft.) off center fed dipole up for a few months last
year. Liked the bandwidth and extra bands, but thought performance on 40
was not as good as my full size dipole. I was able to load it on 160 with
a manual tuner, but it was worse than poor
Another 160 meter option is the Alpha Delta DX B sloper. 160, 80, 40, 30
meters at around 60 feet long. This antenna needs a tower with a
tri-bander on it to act as a capacity hat. Also a ground return, either
via tower or ground lead. If you read the e-ham reviews, it seems that
those who follow the instructions love the antenna, while those who don't,
won't, or can't install it correctly throw it in the trash.
73, Steve KW3A
. ----- Original Message -----
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Windom
> Well, Steve, it's worth a try, if I can get the time and the help to do
> so.
>
> Will keep you posted, and will try somehow to get on 160 this winter.
>
> I thought of maybe trying to manually tune the Windom on 160, but the
> analyzer says the SWR is so far up there that manual tuning probably
> wouldn't be effective either.
>
> Oh well, we'll keep thinking on it here.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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