I used about 30 feet, and it was the 450 ladderline.
KD2CDU.At 10:33 PM 8/12/2013, you wrote:
>very close to a windom, but not quite the magic 1 third, and 2 thirds
>design...nearly though, just a bit long on the long leg and a bit short on
>the short leg.
>Mine also has the vertical radiator part in place of the latter line.
>How much latter line did you use?
>and did you use the standard 450 ohm stuff or 300ohm or 600 ohm?
>I'm always interested.
>
>
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Barnard" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 8:10 PM
>Subject: Re: RF in my signal:
>
>
> >A friend and I made the windam, 43 feet on the one end and 93 feet on
> > the long end, with a oblong plastic  piece about 6b inches long for
> > the center.  The plastick has an oblong hole for the later line to go
> > through, two screws for the later line to hook up to 12 gauge wire,
> > and then a couple of inches towards the outside of the plastic two
> > more screws holding the wire so that it won't put any strain on the
> > later line.  It then is hooked to 2 trees with pulleys, so I can let
> > the antenna down if I have to.  The later line hooks to a 4 to 1
> > balum, and then has coax going to the shack.
> > Kind of a home brew windam.
> > I hope that explains the antenna.
> > If i didn't make it clear enough, let me know.  I did unhook the auto
> > tuner, and I still heard RF.  I will try grounding the mike tomorrow.
> > We went to the county fare this afternoon with my cousin, and  ate
> > more "junk food" than we should and looked at old tractors, and
> > demolition cars, I never knew what some of those machines looked like
> > and how big they were, or how they set up the cars to run in the demo
> > durbys.
> > A little off topick, but it was interesting.
> > Mike
> > KD2CDU