End Fed Antenna

[bob85]

Well, just noticed my current balun is only rated for 200 watts CW. Guess I got fooled, when I read it handled 1500 watts SSB. The 200 watts is in small print. This will not do.

Made by the same guys that make gainmasters ?

 

[Mudfoot]

Lol,

Radiowavz 1:1 current balun. I can dial back to 200 watts, but I'm sure I'll forget one day and poof it.

 

[Mudfoot]

I stored my paddles away so I don't forget and poof that balun. I'm installing it today just to see if it helps with my RF. If it does, I get something else with more power handling.

 

[Mudfoot]

Nice day out. Got the current balun installed on my 40/80 meter dipole. Greatly improved. No longer have RF into my speakers. Hopefully, it has reduced it all across the board. I ordered the Ultimax end fed that Tallman linked. Hopefully, it's a clean install and free from quirks.

 

[HomerBB]

@Mudfoot, is that your tracks I see on the kitchen floor?

 

[Mudfoot]

Mudfoot runs the junkyard on the Fat Albert cartoon.

 

[Mudfoot]

Any particular orientation the end fed antenna favors? I can mount it in practically any and every direction.

 

[543_Dallas]

Must say you carry some clout, Mudfoot. When anyone else inquires about end fed antennas, they are usually harassed and ridiculed.

I'll see if I can find some tar and feathers.

 

[HomerBB]

Any particular orientation the end fed antenna favors? I can mount it in practically any and every direction.

I've always run mine vertical for ~30', west horizontally for ~45', then north horizontally for the remainder. Seems not to care which way I run it...
I do personally think as much vertical as you can go before going horizontal or sloping downward is better for low angle propagation especially on the bands 20m and higher.

 

[Riverman]

I'll see if I can find some tar and feathers.

No need. I still have some I was never able to get off.

 

[Mudfoot]

I've always run mine vertical for ~30', west horizontally for ~45', then north horizontally for the remainder. Seems not to care which way I run it...
I do personally think as much vertical as you can go before going horizontal or sloping downward is better for low angle propagation especially on the bands 20m and higher.

I can pull the wire up pretty high in my Oak tree. Maybe have the feed point 6' above ground and 50' coax run to the shack.

 

[Low_Boy]

If you live where I live you do not want to point it north. My antenna points across lake Ontario towards Canada. It still works well in all direction's. I have a off center I will get up one day and point it west.

 

[HomerBB]

I can pull the wire up pretty high in my Oak tree. Maybe have the feed point 6' above ground and 50' coax run to the shack.

Get the feed point down to about 2' above the ground to keep the ground wire to the ground rod short.

 

[binrat]

Get the feed point down to about 2' above the ground to keep the ground wire to the ground rod short.

A lot of people fail to think about grounding that type of antenna.

 

[Mudfoot]

This model doesn't even have a ground lug.