[WVDXA] Clark, need your advice

[Clark L. Stewart]

Greg,

      The center conductor goes to the part of the antenna that first runs 
vertical and then turns horizontal.  That is, the Inverted-L portion.  You 
can look at my Blog (just scroll down to "The Further Antenna Adventures of 
W8TN"):

http://w8tn.blogspot.com/

      Or, this link will take you to just that particular post:

http://w8tn.blogspot.com/2007/11/further-antenna-adventures-of-w8tn.html

      There is a diagram there showing how the coax is connected to the 
antenna.  The shield of the coax gets connected either to the ground radial 
field or to the elevated radials and the center conductor gets connected to 
the portion of the antenna that is up in the air.  Reading that post may 
clarify the situation even more for you.

      Hope that clarifies it for you.

      BTW, the dimensions shown in my Blog article did NOT work for me.  I 
had to shorten both the elevated radial and the vertical "L" portion to 
approximately 140-feet.  I think that is still too long as I believe I 
constructed Tim, KC8UHE's Inverted-L to about 126-feet.  My friend KØCS 
says that 131-feet is the magic number for him.  So, I'd probably suggest 
you start at about 140-feet and be ready to "trim to length."

      If you still have questions, let me know.


Clark, W8TN


At 05:25 PM 2/1/2008 -0800, you wrote:
>Clark,
>may be putting up an inv el...this Sunday.....What i need to be sure on is 
>how to hook up the feed point.......I was just told the center conductor 
>goes to the horizontal part of the antenna!!! I thought it was exactly 
>opposite....the center went to the vertical element.........Which way is 
>yours??....Greg, W8GG
>
>73,
>GREG LEE, W8GG
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