Re: Slinky Antenna

Magnum 2E0 wrote:
Has anyone made an antenna out of a couple of 'slinkys' or
'Springys' and were they any good? I have my eye on a couple of
metal ones and am wondering what success anyone else might have
had before I go ahead and throw some money away?

Many thanks...


Magnum,

I have one for 80m using 4 slinkies, see (
http://www.radiowymsey.org/FanDipole/slinky.htm ). I slung it up and
it gets out OK to the OK and near Europe. My IC 703 matches it, SWR
worse case is 1.5:1. I'm only running 10 watts SSB which is not
really enough power to cut through the mess that is 80 a lot of the
time.

Anyone will tell you that it will be nothing like an 80 metre dipole
in the clear but if you don't have many options it will at least get
you out. When the band is not too noisy I get some decent results.


Charlie.

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