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Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 585
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 2:16 am: | 
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how do you go about making an affective horizontal antenna for 10 and 11 meters? |
Captian_radio
Intermediate Member
Username: Captian_radio
Post Number: 355
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 8:20 am: |
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Do a search for Delta loops,good easy antenna to make and they have gain over a dipole and quieter than a dipole because of the closed loop design.
Bob CEF451/VE1CZ
Robert L. Spicer The days of radio are just beginning!
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Freebird
Advanced Member
Username: Freebird
Post Number: 586
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:08 am: |
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I will do that thanks. |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 964
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 2:19 pm: |
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To make a broadband dipole (one cut for just 11m wont cover 10m and vice versa) cut one dipole for mid 10m band and a second one for mid 11m.
Mount the 11m horizontal and hang the 10m one underneaht so that is slopes at around 30degrees at each end. Fed with one coax this will give an antenna that will cover form low 11m to high 10m bands.
Simon
Tech237
N7AUS
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Rid0617
Member
Username: Rid0617
Post Number: 98
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 12:39 am: |
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If your talking ham 10 meters a horizontal antenna isn't going to do you much good as the majority of that communication goes on verticle. |
Captian_radio
Intermediate Member
Username: Captian_radio
Post Number: 357
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2008 - 8:55 am: |
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Actually when the next solar cycle starts you will see most of the DX stations will be using horizontal antennas but where skip is concerned vert. or horz. will work equally fine due to polarity shift as the signals work there way around the globe they constantly shift from vert to horz.Put up a Delta loop and you will have lots of fun DX or otherwise.
Bob CEF451/VE1CZ
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4617
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 7:12 am: |
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MOST hams use horizontal on 10 meters however when working skip it will not realy matter ....
On 6 since 66
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Captian_radio
Intermediate Member
Username: Captian_radio
Post Number: 358
Registered: 9-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 8:37 am: |
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It may have started but it will take a while till we start to see the effects.All we can rely on for the time being is sporadic E skip mixed with a bit of tropospheric ducting,maybe later this year things will start to pick up somewhat.
bob CEF451/VE1CZ
Robert L. Spicer The days of radio are just beginning!
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4618
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 10:11 am: |
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2 meters was HOT last night with 200 mile paths being worked from Ft. Myers to Georgia ....
On 6 since 66
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