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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><STRONG><EM>Hello Mark and Fellow
Hams:</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>I am not here to make
recommendations on antenna but only to advise as to what I have worked using an
ICON-7000, running 30 watts into a home brew "Inverted Vee" up at only 22
feet. I guess I am partial to the ole saying, "If I Can Hear Them I Can
Work Them". Of course they have to have some good antennas to hear me with
me only getting 30 watts out due to excessively high SWR. Here are the
stations that I have worked these past few days &
nights:</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>20 Sept 2012, 1538Z - 1555Z,
14032.88 KHz, KK4IP, Victor, Shellville, NC. He gave me RST 559 &
429</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>21 Sept 2012, 1213Z -
1218Z, 7058.0 KHz, K4QZB, Jim, Auburn, AL. He gave me RST 589 - I
gave him 589</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>22 Sept 2012, 0138Z - 0150Z,
7107.99 KHz, W9EBE, Chip, De Soto, IL. He gave me RST 359 - I gave him
569</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>23 Sept 2012, 0400Z - 0405Z,
10106.0 KHz, OK2KJU, Lada, Czech Republic, He gave me RST 569 - His RST
569</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>*23 Sept 2012, 0412Z - 0414Z,
10103.76 KHz, LZ1737SSS, Gosso, Bulgaria. Gave me RST 599 - I Gave RST
559</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>23 Sept 2012, 0422Z - 0424Z,
10104.98 KHz, WX2F, Lew, Long Island, NY. He gave me RST 599 - I gave him
589</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>23 Sept 2012, 0432Z - 0434Z,
10105.62 KHz, RK3R, Alex, Tambov Russia. He gave me RST 559 - I gave him
559</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>23 Sept 2012, 0438Z - 0440Z,
10106.60 KHz, EW8DJ, Alex, Belarus. He gave me RST 579 - I gave him
559</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>23 Sept 2012, 0447Z - 0449Z,
10108.56 KHz, LY1G, Stasys, Lithuania. He gave me RST 579 - I gave him
599</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial><STRONG><EM>24 Sept 2012, 0140Z - 0142Z,
10105.80 KHz, E71A, Emil, Bosnia and Herzegovinia. His RST 559 - Gave me
599</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>24 Sept 2012, 0309Z - 0310Z,
10808.16 KHz, IK4GBU, Val, Italy. He gave me RST 559 - I gave him
559</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>24 Sept 2012, 0320Z - 0322Z,
10109.31 KHz, OE5KE, Adolf, Linz Austria. He gave me RST 579 - Gave me
579</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>25 Sept 2012, 1350Z - 1353Z,
18079.96 KHz, K8ISF, John, Youngstown, OH. He gave me RST 389 - I gave
449</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>25 Sept 2012, 1442Z - 1443Z,
28020.8 KHz, HA3UU, Janos, Hungary. He gave me RST 599 - I gave RST
599</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>* LZ1737SSS's personal callsign
was LZ1ZF</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>All of these contacts were real
easy and just fell right into place without any ear strain at all. I had
my output power on my ICOM-7000 set at 100 watts but was only getting 30 watts
out. Gotta fix my antenna system.
</FONT></EM></STRONG><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Well Gents, I am
about out of midnight oil for tonight and I am getting up at 4:30 AM to go
fishing over in the Atchafalaya Basin.</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>73,</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Jim
(N5NVP)</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Cell #
337-344-1725</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=k5er@arrl.net href="mailto:k5er@arrl.net">Mark, K5ER</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=lcc@louisianacontestclub.org
href="mailto:lcc@louisianacontestclub.org">lcc@louisianacontestclub.org</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 26, 2012 11:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [LCC] 80 meter antenna
recommendations?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Have received several well thought out suggestions. Thanks and
keep 'em coming! <BR><BR>Among those expressing an opinion, for combo of
DX/Domestic, it seems that the Inverted-V is more popular than the flat top.
Not too many responses, yet, but consensus so far is: if only one antenna - go
with inverted-V with apex between 50 and 150 feet. If able to do two antenna,
Inverted-V at 50-75' for domestic and vertical for DX<BR><BR>For DX, most are
liking the vertical with absolute minimum of 8, but preferably 16 or more 25'
radials, with more/longer making things better. In a "perfect world" antenna
would be 37.5 ohms. <B>QUESTIONS:</B> Since I accidentally ran 75 ohm
feedline, can I build some kind of 2:1 transformer for the feed point? Is it
easier / cheaper to just make the antenna slightly long and use a vacuum
variable at the feed point? I already have a Comtek bead balun kit (whole
stack of ferrites over teflon coax) to keep rf off the buried feedline. I will
eventually be running QRO, so guess whatever feed I use needs to be a little
hefty.<BR><BR>73,<BR>Mark, K5ER
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