[WVDXA] Clark, need your advice

[Greg Lee]

Clark,
Did you use a vac var on your antenna........is there a parts list published anywhere?....Greg, W8GG
 
73,
GREG LEE, W8GG  
15290 HANNAN TRACE ROAD  
CROWN CITY, OHIO 45623  
  
PHONE: 740-256-1181  



----- Original Message ----
From: Clark L. Stewart <w8tn at ntelos.net>
To: West Virginia DX Association <wvdxa at wvdxa.org>
Sent: Friday, February 1, 2008 9:46:58 PM
Subject: Re: [WVDXA] Clark, need your advice


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
>15290 
HANNAN 
TRACE 
ROAD
>CROWN 
CITY, 
OHIO 
45623
>
>PHONE: 
740-256-1181


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