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Wolverine
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Post Number: 657
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 4:31 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I just ordered a double bazooka 1/2 wave dipole for my apartment, the dipole is made to order to function on 11 meters, my window is facing north, and I want to shoot skip going east. So my plan is to mount the dipole as high up on the wall facing westward, I won't mount it in the inverted V style, because I want the 2 lobes to transmit horizontally (More gain). Question, I've heard that I will take a 3 db drop in transmitting locally for not making the dipole into an inverted V- since most cb transmissions are vertically polarized, in other words I won't be able to hear the locals and vice-versa.. but I will gain the ability for long distance skip, is this true?. CB is so dead around San Francisco (It's too quiet around here), and I want to really reach out and talk to hawaii, australia, etc. I'm going crazy, I need to DX. So for purposes of skip shooting, will mounting the dipole in a T formation benefit me?, what will I lose as far as talking local, and gain as far as Dxing... I hope this all makes sense. Finally will mounting it on the west wall as opposed to mounting it across the north facing window cause tvi problems for my neighbors??, I will just be running 4 watts thru the dipole. Thanks in advance.
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Wolverine
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Post Number: 658
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Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 9:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

"EAST" apt wall
|---------|

< window facing north)
|---------|
"WEST" apt wall where Dipole will be mounted. I want the xmission lobes to be going west and east, for dxing purposes. Now that I made my question more understandable, I'd appreciate any help, or respones, thanks.
Wolverine.
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Streaky
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Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 10:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wolverine you have to watch out for tvi I had the double bazooka dipole in my attic and it just about killed the TV and watch out for their little red sticker I think mine was on the wrong side. you will probably have to trim the ends I could not get swr down until I had cut most of the end wire off
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Wolverine
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Post Number: 659
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Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 3:27 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Milkman I'm confused, i thought that running the dipole on the "West" side of the apt wall would transmit east and west.

east lobe
^
|
|

< dipole: -------------- (pointing north)
|

west lobe.
^

I thought that the dipole transmits lobes perpendicular (east and west)to the direction that it's facing (north), and not xmit parallel to the direction (North) that it's pointing to....am I correct?

Are you saying that the lobes xmit like this:

dipole pointing north >------------<
lobes are xmitted this way <-----> north/south??






antenna theory is sooo fascinating. Someone show me the way.
Wolverine.
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Znut
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Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 8:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I don't think the location of the window matters.

Good Luck!
Randy
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Wolverine
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Posted on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 2:06 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I just hoping that my diagram as far as how this dipole is supposed to transmit is correct. "How bout Milkman, how bout tech 808, ya'll got yer ears on ?".
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Unit199
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Posted on Monday, February 05, 2007 - 5:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Put one end North and one end South and you will be just fine and forget where window is located.
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Wolverine
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Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 2:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks a bunch all.
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Doughboyx
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Posted on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 11:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wolverine

When you get the dipole up let me know how you like it. I made mine and have it in the attic and it receives very good but the transmit that's not so good. Thinking about putting it a tree behind the apartment. But my neighbor has a pitbull dog that bark every time I go into my backyard. And it makes everyone's dogs start to bark. And you know what that means neighbors start looking out there back doors.

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