I was watching this string of videos and remarking to myself that one of the things I like about them is you don't torture us with obnoxious music as many do. In fact I very much like the music and find myself smiling and tapping my foot. Then, in the credits, I saw that you wrote it, and no doubt played it. What a plus. I like you personally, I like your videos, and I like your music. Besides all that I'm learning something every day at age 77. Nice job Peter.

@watersstanton

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Jim. Nice words. Glad I can help. Best regards. Peter.

Thank you Peter! This is a very informative series. I'm blessed with plenty of space, but vexed by having very little structure for an L or inverted V config. I'm in a 2nd floor apartment and plan to hang one end from a tree with the feed point slightly above it at the house. The antenna -a Nelson EFHW 40-10- just arrived today and I hope to be OTA tomorrow. 73 de K1NKX

Good to see this put into practical use.

@watersstanton

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Peter

Thanks, cause I am fighting against my end fed for about a half year looking for the right position in my small garden...;-))

Can i ask, for a 40-10M end fed antenna, what's the minimum length of coax?

Hi thanks for a very informative article what radiating pattern would I get from the inverted L antenna as against the inverted V 73s from Trinidad.

@watersstanton

Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear from you. 73 Peter

Good presentation wondering why you've not mentioned grounding the transformer

@watersstanton

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, there are conflicting opinions on this. My transformer is up in the air and I tried earthing to heating system and to a direct earth. I found no difference but of course the earth connection was a significant length. Using it portable without an earth works fine. Peter

@Pioneer936

4 жыл бұрын

@@watersstanton yeah there is conflicting opinions, I follow Steve Ellington and his testing with this antenna, he has a video with various grounding tests that show how much more current is on the radiating wire with a modest ground, if nothing else grounding would help with common mode current on coax

question , I heard from other sites that if you take a end fed wire ,and run it in a 90 deg or more that it will decrease its effectiveness ??? your view ?

@watersstanton

4 жыл бұрын

Well normally you bend an antenna because you have no alternative! I doubt there is any change in efficiency, but rather in the radiation pattern. Sometimes that can be a good thing. 73s Peter.

So you are not going to open the box?

Would it work if I ran the vertical portion of the L attached to an exterior wall? Does it it need to be in free space? I just recently got licensed and live in an apartment. I'm trying to figure ways to make antennas work with the space I have.

@watersstanton

4 жыл бұрын

I would try and avoid direct contact to the wall. Try and space it around 12 itches from the wall if possible. Maybe a bracket on the wall t bring the antenna away from direct wall contact. 73s Peter.

Hi Peter - with the L shaped antenna would it also work coming horizontally from the transformer unit then turning up vertically half way along the wire. Up a tree for instance.

@watersstanton

4 жыл бұрын

Hi. It will certainly work. Try it. 73s Peter

@frankedwardcurry

4 жыл бұрын

@@watersstanton Hi Peter - Thanks for the reply. Yes it does work - I tried it this afternoon. Made contacts on 20 and 40 as far as Bulgaria. No ATU needed. 73 from Frank - Towcester.

Can the inverted 'V' shape run horizontal, parallel to the ground or at an angle, instead of vertically?

@watersstanton

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it can. 73 Peter

Is there any advantage to suspending an end fed antenna over a body of water, like a swimming pool?

@watersstanton

4 жыл бұрын

It's the same as a dipole. The better the ground, the better the results.

Hi,is the transformer ratio 9-1 or 4901 ? 73 de m3vuv.

@watersstanton

Жыл бұрын

49:1. 73 Peter