>  II> I would be very intereted to see such a comparison to see if the
 >  II> tassle type is really equal to the 2-wire type or if the resonance
 >  II> of the of the longer leg disrupts the resonance of the higher
 >  II> frequency portion.
 >  ...
I'm not saying that it will "out perform" - everyone knows that a mono-band 
antenna is the best for that band!
While it's true you can use a 40m antenna for 15m, because of 21MHz being the 
third harmonic of 7MHz, it's also true that if you cut an antenna 
specifically FOR 15m, it will FAR outperform the 40m antenna!
Trapped dipoles are a compromise, also.
NOTHING outperforms a mono-band antenna (except maybe two of 'em in phase 
>)
The idea behind the 'tassle', is to have one peice of wire with a couple of 
RF stops along the way for (if desired) 20m, 40m and the whole antenna for 
75/80m.
 > Ah, the "joys" of moving... If I never have to move again it
 > will be too soon to suit me!
ugh! 
 >  JE> I'm convinced that this is going to turn out to be a decent RF area,
 >  JE> since I  was heard with favorable reports in Dallas, Houston and 
ther
 >  JE> parts of Texas, this morning.  This, on 75m, with a 40m antenna, and
 >  JE> the pi-output of the  Hallicrafter HT-37.
 > WOW!  FB OM!
I was expressed, too 
 >  II> My GUESS would be that the 2-wire type would outperform the
 >  II> tassle type by some percentage... possibly a dB or so, possibly
 >  II> several dB. Please let me know how your experiments turn out!
It's not meant to be a replacement for the dipole... but I don't see why it 
wont work as well...
(To All:)
Let's try to think in a less 'straight-line' mode...
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Imagine (due to the lack of ascii drawing capabilities ) that the ends are 
tied off to their respective points.
at the 40m points, solder a peice of wire to the existing antenna (after the 
resonant point is found) and then pull then end of the TASSLE out, with a 
peice of rope, or insulate it, or something...  so that it's -kinda- in the 
same plane as the dipole.
 >  JE> Well, right now I'm still working on getting one of my old
 >  JE> transmitters running again, so I CAN try some antenna 
perimentation.
 >  JE> Did!  Found out that a 2.5milli Henry RF choke had died.  Futher
 >  JE> operation of  the rig has shown me that there was an intermittent
 >  JE> cathode-to-grid short in the 12BY7A driver tube.  Replaced it, strung
 >  JE> some other chokes together, and  replaced the 2.5 with those, and I'm
 >  JE> back on the air!
 > That's how the Hams do it!   ;-]
Isn't that what "HAM_TECH" is about?  ;-)
 >  JE> Been in touch with Ruthie/AA2IO and her husband, John, sent me some
 >  JE> exact  replacements.  Good people, the Cunliffe's - I asked for one
 >  JE> choke, and got 5  sent here :-)
 > GREAT!  You don't find service like THAT very often these days!
Also trying to get Ruthie back in either here, and/or HAM (probably here - 
too many politics for her in HAM, and I can't blame her)
 > I can remember back in my Novice days, (about to 20 years ago),
 > sneaking
 > up within KHz from the carrier of an International BC station
 > and calling
 > CQ... Made some nice contacts that way.  The IBC carrier seemed
 > to boost me along.  (That was CW, BTW!)
*enhhhh*  you're kinda infringing on the border of intentional interference - 
but that was years ago now, and the BC station didn't complain, so not much 
to do about it, now 
 >  JE> you operate CW, Ivy?  I've been hanging around 7.040MHz (+/-)
 > No, right now the only band I'm on is 2M FM with a 5W brick and
 > a homebrew 6 dB co-linear J-pole.   (See above).
saw that.
 > I prefer voice and want to get into packet, including linking
 > my phone BBS to to a packet BBS.
Not a 'do-able' thing, unless the message areas are TIGHLY controlled.
There is a Packet Door, however, that will give pre-approved hams packet 
access, via the BBS.  The door program takes care of everything 
curity-wise.
 > [Grin!]  Just because I'm over 1,000 miles North of you it does
 > get well into the 90's here, (when you are in the 110s).
 > I'm fortunate enough to have a window air conditioner to keep me
 > (and the computers) in the 70's.   :->
We've got one here - but it's in the living room - where the TV is 
We try to keep the whole house cool with it, and it's only 10k BTU.
When the west sun beats down on where the computers are, it gets kinda 
unbearable in here :-(
   73 = Best Regards
   -Jeff KA5THB
   ka5thb@bigfoot.com
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