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Call Sign : 26-CT-4694, M7EUS Posts : 236 Times Thanked : 15 Join date : 2022-11-13 QTH or Location : Dorchester UK Equipment Used : Yaesu FT950, 66FT Endfed Antenna, Various Other Bits and Pieces Age : 57
Subject: Finally run the antenna Sun Mar 10, 2024 7:40 am
The weather has warmed up a bit and the planets aligned nicely yesterday, so I unceremoniously shoved my cleaner into the loft to run my 132ft end fed antenna. My old antenna was half the length and I left it in place for a comparison, the results are like chalk and cheese. Receive and transmit are both much better, and I am very happy with the results, wish I had got Paul to do it sooner.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 6277 Times Thanked : 389 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Finally run the antenna Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:49 am
Very well done there Mark my friend and glad you finally got sorted out.
When my loft affair went from 44 foot to 88 there was a big difference but more massively so once I got that 130 odd foot up there. I had thought I'd lose out on my 10m operations but a 'resonant' cut coax fed dipole for that band ran alongside was deaf in comparison to the 135ft doublet.
Give Paul my thanks for helping you out and I have a smile knowing that you're happy with your new antenna.