2021-01-28, 13:57:48
Thanks John.
My present HF antenna is an inverted-V about 122' long with apex at 32'. Coax from rig goes to an ICOM AH-4 auto tuner at the mast base, then a 1:1 current balun, a dual spark gap lightning arrestor, then 450Ω window line up the mast. The tuner integrates nicely with the IC-7300 & matches pretty well. I've made contacts on all the HF bands with it.
I think I'll try the short loaded dipole as a sloper (I have the coils). I can hang one end from the mast and anchor the other end to a ground stake. I can point it at OS & it should give me a little ground wave gain (at least that's what people write). If it has reasonable SWR, I can run separate coax into the shack & just switch to it for the net if needed.
73
Dave, VE3WI
My present HF antenna is an inverted-V about 122' long with apex at 32'. Coax from rig goes to an ICOM AH-4 auto tuner at the mast base, then a 1:1 current balun, a dual spark gap lightning arrestor, then 450Ω window line up the mast. The tuner integrates nicely with the IC-7300 & matches pretty well. I've made contacts on all the HF bands with it.
I think I'll try the short loaded dipole as a sloper (I have the coils). I can hang one end from the mast and anchor the other end to a ground stake. I can point it at OS & it should give me a little ground wave gain (at least that's what people write). If it has reasonable SWR, I can run separate coax into the shack & just switch to it for the net if needed.
73
Dave, VE3WI