>>> Give a few people some ideas and antennas sprout like flowers.
 >  JE> With such abnormal antenna weather*, it might be something to post
 > along
 >  JE> the lines of Antennas for HF, too.
 >  Mobile or fixed antennas for HF?
Most anything works pretty good for 40m, as long as it's resonant. But, it's 
a tricky situation on 75 and especially on 160m.  There never is enough 
capacitance for that low of frequency, so some extra is needed.
John/WA5BXO used to use HF in his pickup truck - and he created a PI network 
to better match the impedance of the 102" whip he used, as well as raise the 
"Q" of the circuit, for a particular frequency.
 >  I'm gearing up to go HF mobile on 80 and 160 later this summer
 > when I get an HF rig for the truck.
 >  The antennas are a Hustler RM-80-S on 80m,around 3.750 - 3.805
 > and a HUGE 160m coil for 1.840 - 1.875.
 >  IF I can wangle the deal I'm going to be using an old Atlas HF
 > mobile a friend of mine is getting rid of that covers 160-20m.
Sounds good.  Remember the added capacitance for easier loading at lower 
frequencies.  Even Hustler antenna needed 'em.
 >  JE> Here's some antenna discussion fodder:
 >  JE> A typical dipole cut for the lowest frequency you plan on working
 >  JE> (ie: 80m)
 >  JE> |-+--+--+--+--+--+--+---| |-+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-|
 >  JE>                         | |  <--Feedline
 >  JE>                      ___|_|___
 >  JE> |-+--+--+--+--+--+--+---| |-+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-|
 >  JE>          |              | |                 |
 >  JE>                         | |   <--Feedline
 >  JE>                      ___|_|___
 >  JE> Above, the same 80m dipole with 40m 'tassles' installed.
 >  JE> Am interested in hearing from anyone why they think this will/will 
ot
 >  JE> work.
 >  Seems to be similiar to an `angel-wings' antenna Wayne
 > discussed before.
 >  One co-ax and multiple tuned dipoles from the same feed-point.
 >  Myself I have B&W trapped dipole for 160m thru 20m that works
 > out perfectly
 > flat at 1.855 and 3.700. 40 and 20 I'm not worried about at the
 > moment 'til I get the 12wpm cw.
Can you operate 20m CW up there?  If so, name off a freq and time, and I'll 
try to meet you there, somewhere.
Fixed the Hallicrafter HT-37.  Seems as if there was some excess current 
being drawn - and I think it was from a defective driver tube. 
Here is what I believe happened...
One of the grids started drawing excessive current (cathode to grid
shorts are not uncommon) and eventually took out the little RF Choke that 
went between the bias supply for the driver (12BY7A) and the 2nd control grid 
of the driver.
Anyway, was back on the air last night, and made a couple of contacts - it 
actually seems to be working better than it was!
One thing I've noticed lately on the air is that while there's still a 
plethora of CW activity, why is it that the people who ARE making the 
contacts on CW all think they've gotta run a kW?  KB5PX in New Orleans was 
running a kW - couldn't hear me, but worked a W3IFV.  I worked W9JIF, who's 
out in AZ - he was running a kW (think he was just checking it out - had the 
electricians wire the house earlier that day), and a few other CW qso's I've 
listened to had people running High power!  WHAT'S THE NEED?
   73 = Best Regards
   -Jeff KA5THB
   ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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