[WARC] This week end's ARRL DX SSB Contest

[Dick Lindner]

You asked for an opinion...here goes...

Cut a dipole for the exact frequency center that you will probably use 
on 15.  Forget the balun, forget the choke, just put a piece of decent 
coax on it and Bob's your uncle!  (You might have to clip it a little 
after you see where it centers from you calculation.  Oh, and it is 
always easier to shorten an antenna from the center rather than from the 
two ends because most of us cannot get it taut enough to make that 
impossible anyway.)

I'm currently using a "revised" Carolina Windom with the choke down 10 
ft from the feed point - and balun at feedpoint.  I like this antenna a 
lot.  It wants to be about 20 to 30 ft up at the apex.  The difference 
in resonance points with and without the choke is quite amazing.

Have fun in contest...might hear you on...I had a blast in the cw portion

Dick w0rif

Len Litvan wrote:
> So,....my G5RV JR in the garage attic is not too good on 15 meters.  
> Should I put up a temporary 15 meter inverted V with choke balun or 
> configure it as a vertical dipole with an un-un?  Would put up on a 34 
> ft Jackite pole in either case.  Which is preferable????
>
> Your thoughts will be appreciated.
>
> See you at breakfast tomorrow - The Timbers.
>
> 73,
> Len
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