Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? in Ham Radio http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20794217 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:05:16 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:05:16 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20819388 CyberRage : I think my favorite antenna currently is 135 feet of wire in doublet configuration up 50 feet fed with 130 feet of 450 ohm window line into a matchbox utilizing coaxal copacitors and inductive coupling so no balun is needed. One end is held up with a wieghted rope through a pulley so the swaying of my organic towers won't stress (break) my antenna. Works quite well on everything except 30 meters. Won't even get close to tuning up on 30 and I miss that band. I prefer this antenna for local rag chews on 10 and 12 as it works very well and I don't have to find that magic spot on the yagi where I can hear everyone. Putting both sides of the feedline on the single wire output it does a decent job on 160 with the 130 feet of feedline. Interesting thing is if I tune it up for 12 I can work both 12 and 17 end to end without touching the tuner. Or tune if for 17 then work 12, same thing.

I have a Classic 36 for 10, 15, and 20 and a dual band Mosley yagi for 12 and 17. But really, I like that wire. I've worked a lot of DX on that wire configuration the books say shouldn't work.
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said by hbarbrey See Profile :

and I have a SteppIR 4 element with 30/40 meter add-on on a 80 foot free standing tower.

howard
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My Dream Antenna, Id settle for a 3 elem :D

Scotty W7PSK
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20808193 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:07:34 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20807082 KA3SGM : Currently a 120'ish Dipole cut for 75m.

My MFJ-986 Tuner will also load it up on 160m, 20m, and 10m without complaining.

Dedicated 20m dipole that has been overgrown by the trees that it is strung from, so I need to do some serious pruning before I put it back into normal use.

Dedicated 40m/15m Dipole that is constructed but still needs to be put up in the trees to replace the original that fell when I lost a tree in a bad thunderstorm.

Cushcraft AR-10 Vertical for 10m that is sitting on my back porch and waiting for a permanent location to be installed in.

I am concentrating on HF antennas that are resonant for the band I want to use them on.

I have yet to attempt getting my Ameritron AL-572B amplifier running into anything more than a dummy load so far, and I don't want to burn up the tuner or the amp trying to load 1kw+ of power into any non-resonant antennas.

With emphasis that I keep the antenna tuner in-line, and use it only as much as I need to keep SWR at 1:1 from band edge to band edge, and not trying to load a 20m dipole on 160m.
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howard
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On other bands I have a Northwest antennas LC-160F running North South. 1 leg at 45 ft the other at 30ft.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20800066 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:11:51 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20799577 KeysCapt : Hy-Gain AV-620 sitting atop a 20' steel mast against the back of the house.

»www.eham.net/reviews/detail/555]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20799577 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:47:05 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20797826 UHF : 40m dipole.

Thinking of doing a 135' off-center fed dipole with a 4:1 balun.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20797826 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:23:07 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20797331 jcallari : I'm using an Alpha Delta DX-EE quad band dipole. 40/20/15/10...

Good antenna, and pleased with the performance. 40 meters has very narrow bandwidth (mine is cut for the cw portion of the band) and all other bands operate from 1.7:1 to 1.1:1 throughout the bands.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20797331 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:52:43 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20796873 boog : Right now I am using a Ringo AR-10. It will also tune up on 12, 15, 17, and 20 with the built in tuner on my Kenwood TS 570D.

I have a G5RV that needs repaired and put up in the air (just have to figure out how I'm going to hang it on my little lot).

I do a lot of mobile hf, and I run a 102" whip mounted on a triple magnet mount on the roof of my little pickup. With the LDG Z100 it will tune it clear down to 40 meters (haven't made any contacts with it on 40 to know if it will really work or not), but works quite well on 20. And the 102" is physically (but not electrically) longer than the Hustler 20 meter antenna, and I can receive better on all the bands with the 102". It just seems to be the best mobile antenna I have tried yet (of course I haven't tried a screwdriver, but they cost too much and I can be hard on an antenna, running it through parking garages and such), and about the cheapest too!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20796873 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:20:58 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20796549 mb : 4el Triband Yagi (Mosley TA34M) at 55' directed by a CDE Ham III series 2 rotor fed with 110' of Belden 9913F7 coaxial cable]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20796549 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:26:19 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20796082 Tommyastro : A G5RV in a "V" shape, opened end to the south.
For 10m a Cushcraft vertical. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20796082 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:57:29 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20795753 Ender3rd : For 160 - 75 - 60 - 40 meters I use a 256 foot center fed with open wire feed in an inverted vee configuration with the apex at 70 feet and the ends at 40 feet. I recently added 75 meter elements under the 160 meter elements so I suppose it is now a fan dipole that loads on all the above bands. For 20 -17 - 15 - 12 - 10 meters I use a coax fed fan dipole up about 40 feet. Not much DX travels through those wires but it's all good for high angle chat.

Rob W1AEX
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Right now I am using a Bud Stick vertical at home and for QRP. It works pretty well for what it is.

Tho I am planing to put a folded dipole up fed with 450 Ohm ladder line and 4:1 ballen. Or even a loop...I wonder if the 703's auto tuner can handle it....... :hmm:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20795346 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:27:49 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20795131 The Folsom : 10 M vert.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20795131 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:51:32 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20795062 M3JZT : At this time I use a G5RV that is inverted,...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20795062 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:39:28 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794740 n1zuk : Right now, it is the dreaded OPA (other people's antennas), as I'm in a radio-free zone condo. :(

Next year, after we move, I'll put back up my Carolina Windom 80. When it was up last, it definitely wasn't up as high as I would of liked, but it was a pretty good performer.
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I'm able to tune and work 75/80m > 3.850 MHz, 20m, 15m, and 10m.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794727 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:31:56 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794657 GeekNJ : I'm using a 102' True Talk G5RV. Purchased off eBay where WA2NAN sells them. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794657 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:14:35 EDT Re: Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794333 Axilla : 83ft folded dipole unfortunately mounted in my apartments attic, but its better than nothing, and much better than what i have had in the past. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794333 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:04:41 EDT Pseudo-Poll; What type of HF antenna(s) are you using? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794217 evilghost : As the topic states, please describe the HF antenna you are using. Thanks!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20794217 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:40:55 EDT