Hi Guys,
In 1994 I was getting ready to come to Connecticut for a four month visit.
I wanted to operate HF while I was up here.  It turned out that I stayed up
here.  I built with the help of a sighted man and an antenna analyzer.  We
built an antenna for the frequencies of 3940, 7240  and 21,340,
approximately.  It was fed with RG58. We used 18 gauge insulated wire and I
used short pieces of 3/8 inch pvc pipe for separators.  We put the pipe
every six feet.  The wires were only about four inches between them.  For a
temporary antenna, it did an exceptional job.  It was up and I used it for
more than four years when there was an ice storm that overloaded the push up
pole and it buckled.  I bought a commercial antenna after that but it isn't
as good as the temporary antenna we built.  It is better to have the
antennas 90 degrees to each other but that restricts you to 2 bands.  As I
said above, it was cut for 75, 40 and 15 meters.  It would also load up on
20 and 10 meters.  73.
Walt
WA4QXT
Quaker Hill CT
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