In my last post I explained the need for and thought process behind my antenna construction project. In this post I’m going to talk about actually building the antenna.
I had settled on a vertical dipole design that closely resembles the venerable NorCal Doublet. The NorCal Doublet is 44 feet long with a 28 foot feed line. It’s usually fashioned for portability and backpack-ability, and is typically deployed horizontally like a dipole.
My antenna will be a permanent base antenna and will be mounted vertically. I’m quite tempted to call it the “AH6TD Vertical Doublet.” Again, I digress…
Anyway, I’m building this antenna to be more permanent and, since . . .
To read the rest of this article, please click here: → AH6TD Gets A New Antenna, Part 2
