I built a linked endfed to handle a little more power
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- I'm mainly a qrp guy and all my antennas are made with pretty small toroids. Now that I have this amplifier I needed a portable antenna that could handle a little more power. I found this 3D print on thingiverse.com
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and here is the insulator I used:
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I had the parts so I made a linked end fed half wave with a 49:1 using DX engineering 26 AWG PE coated antenna wire.
It came out nearly perfect.
I never new about that the long brim hats , you learn something new everyday. Except you're sitting in shorts , so I thought that would defeat the object . Anyway love your garden wish I had one like it, great show thanks for letting us see this, take care from ENGLAND 🇺🇲🇬🇧💯👍
If I'm constantly moving they don't seem to bother my legs much. I think they go for the sweat on my head/face. I do wear long pants and shirts when I'm out most of the time. Without the hat they fly in my face, eyes and ears. I'm pretty much bald on top and they will bite me on the top of my head, which isn't pleasant. That kind of hat is a must. I have a bug hood net that goes over those types of hats, but almost never need to use it.
I never realized about the flies with wide-brimmed hats. I've got a big head, but I'll look for one of those hats that fits.
Great video. I may start referring to you as the antenna man. I really enjoy how much detail you put into your videos and how you show each step of setting up the antennas. All the best and keep the videos coming. 73s
Yeah that DX stealth wire is great for permanent installations, but it’s only 7 strands so it curls back up on itself and has some memory. Super tough. But the Wireman version (which I think is Davis Rf) is fine stranded and thus has less memory.
Hi Tom,
Those flies sure can be aggravating. Nice you were able to add that extra link and get the antenna to work better on the bands. What amp are you going to use? 73 WJ3U
I'm working on a video for the amp.