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From: Charlie Cotterman
Date: 11/13/00
Time: 11:44:49 PM
Remote Name: 131.238.48.96
Garry -- >Am gunning for good overall coverage instead of single-frequency. "...until the combination comes out right..." -- what combination were you referring to? > To eliminate the halfwave problem, how about a single-turn loop? But that leaves me with an electrically short antenna on the bottom half of the band..>Coupling -- this will come down to a coil/cap to inductively couple to the rest of the works. >Lead-in will be tv twinlead, to be later replaced (when I can get it) with 450 ohm ladder line. >Wish I could get it higher, but...
>Alternative -- coax lead-in from end-fed wire setup; 16ft vertical, 65 ft horizontal, and then anything else dangling down inside the back yard tree trunk. The only tree in the front bit the big one in last year's drought, and will disappear by spring. Comments on this setup vs the loop?
Charlie