Well, that's encouraging, John, should I have to go the Cobra route.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:36 PM
Subject: Re: Cobra antennas


>I can't say of the people I know running that antenna I've ever known 
>anyone
> having a problem with RF feedback of any kind unless they were going to 
> have
> it anyway and I ran close to 800 watts through mine.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 7:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Cobra antennas
>
>
>>    Steve:
>>
>> I'm tempted to do just that.  My only concern is stray RF getting into 
>> the
>> shack with such an arrangement.
>>
>> I've heard that this can be a problem with that type of antenna.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: Cobra antennas
>>
>>
>>> Tom,
>>>
>>> If you have 100 feet of room, why not just string up an inverted vee and
>>> feed it with open-wire to a 6-1 ballun and tune it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>