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80-6 Meter Windom Dipole Antenna

I am in hopes to get my new 80-6 Meter Windom Dipole Antenna up this weekend at my house. This is an 80-6 meter, 7-band (80/75, 40, 20, 17, 12, 10, 6 meters), Windom antenna. An antenna tuner is not required. The antenna is very broad, providing <2:1 SWR across each band segment. I'm using the internal tuner in my radio to match the antenna. The total length of the antenna is 132 ft. with one leg being 88 ft. in length and the other 44 ft. Power handling capacity is conservatively rated at 2kw PEP. The wire used in this antenna is insulated 14 gauge stranded copper wire. The impedance of the Windom antenna is approximately 50 ohms with the built-in 4:1 balun so it is compatible with standard coaxial feedline RG-58 is what I am using. T he balun is built around a large type 43 ferrite core for coverage from 100 khz. to 60 mhz. Weather looks clear lets hope for the best.

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Among other actions taken by the ARRL board of directors at its July meeting, it tasked its executive committee with looking into the possibility of seeking “ limited RTTY/data privileges for Technician licensees on 80, 40, and 15 meters ,” according to a summary in the ARRL Letter. Techs currently have only CW (Morse code) privileges on those bands. http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-board-lauds-unforgettable-milestone-formalizes-lotw-policy-honors-award-recipients

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