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Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:47:22 -0400
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    Well, good luck with everything, John, and please keep us posted.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1


>I miss my cobra ultralite but it wouldn't even close to fit on the lot I
> have now, the g5rv needed fancy footwork to make it fit. With the growing
> family I may have something else in the works soon for a place but it 
> won't
> fit there either, there's more land than here but no trees. I have 
> something
> for an antenna in the works in a couple months though so that will work 
> out.
> I'll be back on the air before long, if this other house works out I wont'
> have time for radio soon anyway for a couple more months because this 
> place
> needs a lot of work which I'll be doing a lot of myself but it will be 
> worth
> it in the end because we'll have more room and I'll be back on the air 
> with
> no moves planned again for a while.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 8:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1
>
>
>>    Will look at the ultralite, Howard.
>>
>> I know some other listers have used them with success.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: Strange Power Readings With LDG TW1
>>
>>
>>> Tom, the challenge is the open wire center fed zepp likes spaciffic
>>> lengths
>>> of laderline to work best.
>>> look at the ultra-lite,
>>> http://www.ultralite.com
>>> I hope that's right.
>>> The antenna is 140 feet long, but has wire looped in each element, so 
>>> the
>>> total wire length is 420 feet.
>>> That is on the 160-10 meter version.
>>> I don't know what the antenna or it's balun will do on 6 meters.
>>> I keep thinking of trying it here, but I only have room for 1 antenna in
>>> my
>>> little city lot.  What if it doesn't work as well as what I have?
>>> I am using a 40 meter double extended zepp, fed with 96 feet of open
>>> wire.
>>> I need an external tuner on some bands, and oddly enough it's weakest
>>> band
>>> is 40 meters.  The problem is, is I hear it I work it.  Kozokstan last
>>> week
>>> on 20 cw.  I swing the ends back to make it fit in a 120 foot lot.
>>>
> 

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