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Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
From:
Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Jul 2012 18:13:59 -0400
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    I thought of that, and could maybe do it with the TW1, but the length of 
the screw-driver is what you vary to match it with frequency, so I don't 
know how hard or easy that would be.

May give it a try, though.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna


> Hey Tom, What about using a tuning aid that changes tone with output? 
> Then
> you could tune your screwdriver for the highest or lowest tone which would
> also give you a good SWR?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>
>
>>    Thanks, Pat.
>>
>> I'm going to continue trying to see what I can do out at the RV site.  My
>> problem is that there are just not many trees around, and they are all in
>> the wrong locations.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: "For blind ham radio operators" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 10:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>
>>
>>>    Thanks, Pat.
>>>
>>> I'm going to continue trying to see what I can do out at the RV site. 
>>> My
>>> problem is that there are just not many trees around, and they are all 
>>> in
>>> the wrong locations.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:48 PM
>>> Subject: Re: End Fed Zep Antenna
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not to turn this into a G5RV "it's wonderful" session but I had one
>>>> 45 feet up at the center, configured as an inverted "V" and it was a
>>>> wonderful antennna.  France and Australia on 40 with 100 watts.  My
>>>> next location it was a bum installation and the antenna never did
>>>> particularly well.  And now I have the W5GI Mystery Antenna, a
>>>> modified G5RV at 35 or so feet and I am very well pleased with its
>>>> performance.
>>>> So Tom, you could do a whole lot worse if you can get up in the air a
>>>> bit.
>>>> Good luck.
>>>> Pat, K9JAUAt 05:58 AM 7/2/2012, you wrote:
>>>>
>

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