A cart will return is, Where you do a couple of cartwheels… And then throw your phone to the other person 73 Dustin KF5VXR > On Sep 30, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Dave Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Scott! > > It does seem to be working for you. Only thing puzzling me is what's a cart > wheel return? > > Seems like the best solution so far so long as more practice it. > > 73, > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Scott Gillen ZL1CHM > Sent: Thursday, 1 October 2015 11:27 a.m. > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Decent 160M antenna > > On my iPhone if I add a cartwheel return at about the 60 character in the > line You don't get the ='s signs. > You may be able to push that out closer to the 80 though. > Didn't want to clutter of the list to test that theory. > > > Scott > ZL1CHM / N0HOK > Auckland New Zealand > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 1/10/2015, at 8:33 AM, Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Any way to send this without the equals? >> 73 >> Butch >> WA0VJR >> Node 3148 >> Wallace, ks. >> >> >> On Wed, 30 Sep 2015, Eric Oyen >> wrote: >> >>> here is an alternative that is pretty easy to build. >>> >>> 1 you will need 50 feet of PVC pipe and at least 1/4 wave of enameled = >>> magnet wire. the idea here is to make a helical wound antenna (much like > = >>> a firestik. the windings will need to be widely spaced at the bottom = >>> (about 1 turn per foot and gradually reducing to a tight wound coil near > = >>> the top. You can also create loaded ground radials this way. The ground = >>> radials definitely need to be 1/4 wave long (electrically). the vertical > = >>> element can be 1/4 up to 3/4 waves (wound). THis will make an excellent = >>> low space vertical antenna. >>> >>> as a second (receive only) you can create a magnetic loop antenna that = >>> is not much larger than 10 feet in diameter. the top will be split and a > = >>> tuning cap placed there. there is also a secondary coupling loop (this = >>> will directly connect to the coax). with the addition of a preamp, you = >>> will have a station that can produce a decent signal on 160 with the = >>> ears to match. >>> >>> DE n7zzt Eric >>> >>>> On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:16 AM, Steve Forst wrote: >>>> >>>> Mike, >>>> =20 >>>> I don't have any experience with any of the antennas you mention, > but=20= >>> >>>> perhaps an inverted L would be better than the long wire. For long = >>> haul=20 >>>> stuff on 160, vertical antennas are the way to go. You would get = >>> that=20 >>>> from the inverted L, or the other 2 antennas you mention. >>>> =20 >>>> I'm using what is probably the worst antenna for 160, a loaded > dipole=20= >>> >>>> that isn't very high. You have a better location than me, and would=20= >>> >>>> probably do well no matter what antenna you use. >>>> =20 >>>> While there is plenty of SSB activity, and even DX, my experience is=20= >>> >>>> that CW is the better mode on this band. I have 19 DXCC countries > on=20= >>> >>>> 160 SSB worked, and 60 countries on CW. Only country I worked on = >>> phone=20 >>>> that I couldn't repeat on CW was Gambia. >>>> =20 >>>> Of course, your location may give you nice SSB contacts into > western=20= >>> >>>> Europe, that I could only dream about. >>>> =20 >>>> Good luck. Now is the time to do something before the snow flies. >>>> =20 >>>> Do you know what the bandwidth would be for the Zero 5 antenna with = >>> the=20 >>>> optional coil? >>>> =20 >>>> 73, Steve KW3A >>>> =20 >>>>> On 9/30/2015 11:35 AM, Michael Ryan wrote: >>>>> Hi all: >>>>> =20 >>>>> This may open up a flood gate but what are your decent 160M antennas = >>> and experiences with these? >>>>> I'm hoping to put up a 330 foot long wire on a 20 foot high mast in a = >>> few weeks but not sure how well it will get out with 4 or 500W. I think = >>> another favorite is the Hy-gain high towers, which are 50 feet tall with > = >>> a coil and require radials. There's now a coil I can buy for my Zero = >>> Five vertical which makes it a better performer on 160 with radials. I'm > = >>> pretty sure I could get this coil and some radials for 160 for a 3RD the > = >>> cost of the Hy-gain high tower. >>>>> =20 >>>>> 73: >>>>> Mike DE VO1AX >>>>> =20 >>