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