Hello all.
Well, this past week-end, we finally got my new Windom up.
However, there's one small bummer.
We couldn't do the large 160-meter version, simply because my property was
not big enough to accommodate it. So, I now have an 80-meter Windom.
It's approximately 125 feet long--80 feet to the south, and 45 feet to the
north. The center is mounted to my tower, with each leg mounted to
conveniently-located trees. The center, and the legs are basically about 35
feet up.
The antenna tunes with the auto-tuner in the TS480 on 80, 40, 20, 17, 15,
and 10 meters.
It doesn't tune on 30 meters, which doesn't surprise me.
I haven't tried the 60 meter freqs yet, so will let everyone know how that
is.
So, I guess I'll have to wait to somehow get on 160 meters some other
Winter.
But you know what they say: Any antenna is a compromise, and at least I'm
now in better shape on some of the bands than I was before.
If anyone has any neat ideas for getting on 160, let me know.
My hf antennas are now the new Windom, an old 80/40 meter dipole that
doesn't work too well, and my KLM tri-bander for 10, 15, and 20.
73 from Tom behler: KB8TYJ
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