[WVDXA] 6-Meters on a Wire Antenna

[rflytieanthony]

Tnx Clark for info
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clark L. Stewart" <w8tn at ntelos.net>
To: "West Virginia DX Association" <wvdxa at wvdxa.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 17:57 PM
Subject: Re: [WVDXA] 6-Meters on a Wire Antenna


> Papa November,
>
>      I did not write the dimensions down when I built the antenna so my
> delay in replying to your email was because I had to re-create the
> dimensions from the ARRL Handbook.
>
>      It seems that above 30 MHz. the dimensions of an antenna are affected
> more by the diameter of the conductor used for the antenna than they are
> below 30 MHz.  So you need to take that into account.  I used No. 14 wire
> and according to the ARRL Handbook, my antenna should have been a total
> length of 9 feet, 5 and 23/32 inches or 113.72 inches.  Divide that in 
> half
> for each side of the dipole (about 56 and 28/32 inches on each
> side.)  Using the traditional dipole formula of 468 divided by the
> frequency in MHz. would give you 112.096 inches or about 1.6 inches 
> shorter.
>
>      Of course, you can vary the angle of the antenna and change the SWR a
> bit so pruning may not be needed.  As it turned out, with the angle that
> just "happened" to occur by the supports I used to mount the antenna, my
> SWR (at the design frequency of 50.1 MHz) was 1.97:1 or about 2:1.  Not 
> all
> that great but it seemed to work out well for me in the contest.  Also, 
> the
> SWR may have been influenced by the proximity to my roof or other 
> obstacles
> in the near-field of the antenna.
>
>      I hope that information is helpful to you.  Get that antenna built
> and get on the band.  You don't need as much room for a 6-M antenna as you
> do for 160-M - ;>)
>
>
> Clark, W8TN
>
> At 10:17 AM 6/17/2008 -0400, you wrote:
>>How about some dimensions. I will save me from the trial and error.
>>
>>WA8VPN
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Clark L. Stewart" <w8tn at ntelos.net>
>>To: <WVDXA at wvdxa.org>
>>Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 21:46
>>Subject: [WVDXA] 6-Meters on a Wire Antenna
>>
>>
>> > Read about my efforts in the June VHF Contest using only a Wire Antenna
>> > for
>> > 6-M by checking out my Blog:
>> >
>> > <http://w8tn.blogspot.com/>
>> >
>> > Conditions were quite good I thought.  I'm glad to see so much activity 
>> > on
>> > 6-M.
>> >
>> > Now that I have a 6-M antenna at the new QTH, maybe I can catch up with
>> > Greg, Phil, Pete, Dave and all those others who have worked FJ.
>> >
>> >
>> > Clark, W8TN
>
>
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