Hi out there!
If you are looking for a simple dx-antenna, you should take a vertical
(full-size) dipole into consideration. After 23 years with indoor-antennas
now I use a self-supporting 10m high fiber-glas pole. It is mounted
on my
balcony, 40ft. over ground. My log-entries: VKs, ZLs, JW, Ws, W6, KL7,
KH6,
VEs, 5U, XE, YV, ZK1, CO, ZA, TA, 8P5, JY, T77, 7Z, 4X, C31. The average
report fom Europe is RS 59 or better, good chances in pile-ups, one
time I even won
a pile-up. The txvr is an old FTDX500.
The reasons for this ufb performance of a vertical dipole
- double antenna length compared with a GP
- low vertical radiation angle (10db less loss per saved skip)
- max. height 0,5 lambda higher than a horizontal antenna at same mounting
point
- average height 0,25 lambda higher than a horizontal antenna at same
mounting point
- 0,5 lambda vertical reception range.
My next antenna will be a vertical dipole fed as a koaxial-antenne
(also known as sleve-antenna).
good dx es vy 73
Johannes, DK8JB
Zumindest in Australien wurde der Artikel mit Interesse gelesen:
From: VK2SX@VK2XGJ.NSW.AUS.OC
To : DK8JB@DB0OVN.#NRW.DEU.EU
Hello Johannes, my name is Dominique vk2sx@vk2xgj.nsw.aus.oc
I read with interest your article on the vertical dipole and
see its
merits !!! Could you explain the SLEEVE ANTENNA for me.
I like experimenting and at the moment trying to find a mini quad design
to fit my small backyard, but your idea of a sleeve antenna sounds
interesting.
Regards Dom vk2sx
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Ich habe Dom kurz die Sleeve-Antenne beschrieben:
Hello Dom,
nice to learn that my info was read in VK with interest.
The sleve-antenna ist made by a single piece of coal-cable and a pipe.
The lenght of the pipe ist lamda/4. Put the coax-cable through the
pipe until lamda/4 comes clear on the other side of the pipe. Remove
the
coax-shield of this side ond connect the coax-shield on this side with
the
pipe where ist comes clear of the pipe. The lenght of the coax-cable
of the
other side is on your decicion and is the feeder-line to your transceiver
--------------------==============
TXVR coax-cable trough lamda/4 pipe --------------
lamda/4 coax-center
--------------------==============
!
connect pipe and shield here
A sleeve-antenne is perfectly balanced and strict monoband. There is
no
interference of the feeder-line with the antenna.
In a book I found that a hight of 0,7(?) lamda is the perfect hight
for a
low rdiation ancle. By the way: my dxcc with my vertical dipol is 96
now.
The hight of a vertical dipole ist the hight of the center-point.
vy 73
Johannes, DK8JB