Hi all,
my name is Kostas and I am an amateur radio operator. My call sign is SV2SW and I've been active since 1983. I was fond of telecommunications and the like and had a deep respect in people who could construct equipment and antennas for themselfs. Finally, I began constructing things myself as well. Simple circuits, in the begining.
In the picture below you can see me servicing my 2-el quad. An antenna made by GEM Quad which worked great for 10 consecutive years. But I reckoned it was high time I replaced some cable-ties. After all, these were in need of urgent replacement, as they keep the wire loops in shape, and being exposed to the elements all these years. Ten years ago, I had decided I fed the 5-bander (20-17-15-12-10 mtrs) from a convininet common feed point. According to the manufacturers, this was possible and worked very well! No coax switches at all!
my name is Kostas and I am an amateur radio operator. My call sign is SV2SW and I've been active since 1983. I was fond of telecommunications and the like and had a deep respect in people who could construct equipment and antennas for themselfs. Finally, I began constructing things myself as well. Simple circuits, in the begining.
In the picture below you can see me servicing my 2-el quad. An antenna made by GEM Quad which worked great for 10 consecutive years. But I reckoned it was high time I replaced some cable-ties. After all, these were in need of urgent replacement, as they keep the wire loops in shape, and being exposed to the elements all these years. Ten years ago, I had decided I fed the 5-bander (20-17-15-12-10 mtrs) from a convininet common feed point. According to the manufacturers, this was possible and worked very well! No coax switches at all!
I do not not use any 75 Ohm λ/4 cable for matching. I feed each of the 3 sets with a seperate balun. In the picture above, at the right side, you can easily see (or not that easily!) the three feeding baluns. What a great 6-bander (20-17-15-12-10-6 mtrs) it turned out to be!
73, Kostas
