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Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna.
Coil loaded 40 80 meter inverted v dipole antenna by kg0zz.
The 40 80 160 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna see all details.
Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a video rating.
How to tune the 40 80 meter coil loaded inverted v dipole antenna.
Full size dipole for 75 80 meters 138 feet long.
This 40 and 80 meter inverted v antenna is made with loading coils.
The dual dipole wires do the job of providing guying support for the mast.
I wanted high efficiency 40 meter antenna with low angle radiation.
Adding inductors to your dipole makes it possible to reduce the overall length of the antenna.
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Diameter of the conductor in inches 14 gauge is 065 12 gauge is 08 open the wire gauge and diameter calculator in a separate page.
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Performs well but is a cloud burner good for local contacts within 500 miles.
Total length of antenna in feet open the dipole length calculator in a separate page.
The loaded dipole opens up the options for many armature radio users faced with space constraints.
Below is one example of how to build and mount a 40 meter loaded dipole using basic materials.
This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build.
It is a full size antenna on 40 meters and a shortened 80 meter antenna.
By john portune w6nbc.
This ham radio coil loaded 40 and 80 meter inverted v dipole hf wire antenna is easy to build.
The antenna is resonate on both bands and does.
My inverted v at 40 ft.
A vertical seemed the obvious answer a naturally low angle radiator.
The antenna was designed for military use from 2 to 10 mhz some references say 2 to 30 mhz.
Inverted v dipoles positioned at right angles to each other and is supported at the center by a 15 foot mast.
Loading coils make this antenna a full size on 40 meters and a.
Full size dipole for 160 meters 268 feet long.
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