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(Better on 2m than most of the bands it's supposed to work on...) | (Better on 2m than most of the bands it's supposed to work on...) | ||
=== After raising rope on long end another ~5ft, 2020-10-06 === | |||
The center is about a foot or two higher than previously. | |||
==== Under antenna, with coax segment 1 ==== | |||
* red = straight | |||
* blue = with hand on coax ring | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 antenna 80m.jpg|200px|80m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 antenna 40m.jpg|200px|40m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 antenna 20m.jpg|200px|20m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 antenna 17m.jpg|200px|17m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 antenna 12m.jpg|200px|12m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 antenna 10m.jpg|200px|10m]] | |||
==== From shack ==== | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 80m.jpg|200px|80m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 40m.jpg|200px|40m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 20m.jpg|200px|20m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 17m.jpg|200px|17m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 12m.jpg|200px|12m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 10m.jpg|200px|10m]] | |||
[[File:2020-10-06 shack 6m.jpg|200px|6m]] | |||
[[Category:Amateur radio]] | [[Category:Amateur radio]] | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 6 October 2020
80m 7-band off-center-fed dipole bought from gniklat1 on eBay.
Suspension
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Wiring
Measurements
Initial SWR measurements, 2020-09-21
From shack
Under antenna, with coax segment 1
After raising long end to ~8ft, 2020-09-23
Under antenna, with coax segment 1
- red = straight
- blue = with hand on coax ring
From shack
(Better on 2m than most of the bands it's supposed to work on...)
After raising rope on long end another ~5ft, 2020-10-06
The center is about a foot or two higher than previously.
Under antenna, with coax segment 1
- red = straight
- blue = with hand on coax ring
From shack
