tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post909604151176270336..comments2024-02-23T03:50:28.988-05:00Comments on VE9KK Blog : Antenna planning for the fall and winter. VE9KK http://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-27500556927773892352019-09-18T18:54:19.147-04:002019-09-18T18:54:19.147-04:00Good evening Dick, thanks very much for the commen...Good evening Dick, thanks very much for the comment and great to hear from you.....hope all is going well out your way? Unfortunately there is no serious property here. I am living a modest retirement we want to have money in the bank for travel and so on. <br />Great to hear from you<br />73, <br />Mike <br />VE9KK<br />VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-10529727130770092692019-09-18T18:51:48.174-04:002019-09-18T18:51:48.174-04:00Good evening Bas and not a problem regarding the r...Good evening Bas and not a problem regarding the reply, thanks for the information as it gives me something to go on when I go to the hardware store. Yes it's very true I am closer here on the east coast and it would be great to have a QSO. <br />73 and thanks for the info<br />Mike <br />VE9KKVE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-40638033215774110682019-09-18T15:41:02.636-04:002019-09-18T15:41:02.636-04:00Sorry that I didn't reply earlier. The spring ...Sorry that I didn't reply earlier. The spring is about 15cm long and it is a tight spring. With tension on it it will become about twice the length. I'm shure a QSO between us would be possible when you have this antenna outside. 73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-26258196583816794012019-09-18T12:00:19.322-04:002019-09-18T12:00:19.322-04:00Now that you are a man of serious property, I woul...Now that you are a man of serious property, I would suggest wire, wire, and more wire. 73 Dick F8WBDDickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861903251605718610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-80017034379845058972019-09-13T18:28:09.862-04:002019-09-13T18:28:09.862-04:00Good evening Paul and thanks for the comment and v...Good evening Paul and thanks for the comment and very good to hear from you, it's good to hear that you have success and are happy with your Endfed. I hope to get it up late September or early October and see how it works for me. I will sure not miss the retuning of the loop but as you said the loop is great for WSPR and FT8 for sure when no tuning is needed. <br />73 and have a nice weekend Paul<br />Mike <br />VE9KKVE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-2368326544865722852019-09-13T18:18:30.761-04:002019-09-13T18:18:30.761-04:00Good evening Bas and as always very nice to hear f...Good evening Bas and as always very nice to hear from you, I was leaning more with the Endfed myself for the fact the I can go from band to band without retuning a loop. As for the springs that you use I was looking and found all sizes....what length are you using and is it a very loose or tight spring? Yes we are closer to the Netherlands now that we are not he East coast and it would be great to have a QSO. As for the blog will let you and all the other follower know when it becomes VE9KK. At this point in time we are still getting organized and setup so that is on the back burner for now. <br />73, <br />Have a great weekend Bas<br />Mike <br />VE9KK VE9KK https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720839744779758420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-85610853297118639212019-09-13T03:07:46.673-04:002019-09-13T03:07:46.673-04:00Hi Mike, I like mag. loops but a small Q and alway...Hi Mike, I like mag. loops but a small Q and always tuning. But with a fixed frequency like wspr or FT8 no problem. Now I have a Endfed antenna for over 5 years, and I am very satisfied what the antenna does. It is only 11,5 meters long for 40-20 and 10 meters. (HyEndFed) 73 Paul PAØKPaul Stam PAØKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472039726489965017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2968254002071870786.post-40354632937470798052019-09-13T02:12:28.883-04:002019-09-13T02:12:28.883-04:00The MFJ is and will always be a big compromise ant...The MFJ is and will always be a big compromise antenna. I would certainly choose for the endfed. I think it will do fine the way you will hang it. I use springs on both sides of my inverted-V and it works very well keeping the wires nicely straight. I had good results with the endfed, actually tried mine vertical and did well. Just as good as my HF5B on top of the mast. Still hope to make a QSO with you one day. Now you are living a bit closer to me and have more possebilities for a antenna it should be possible. By the way, let us all know when you migrate your blog to ve9kk.blogspot...73, BasPE4BAS, Bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958141238330445285noreply@blogger.com