New Student of Kaplan University - IT Technologies (Network Administration)

I start classes online on April 22, 2015. This is the first ONLINE Associates Degree Course I have engaged in, so I hope I can get the hang of it quick. My Math and English (Writing) skills are not what they used to be 30 years ago either...I may need some tutoring...lol Wish me luck in my new endeavors... 73,

Will no longer Volunteer or Support at the MoST

I will not waste my time where I feel I am wasting my time and not being appreciated or taken seriously. The MoST seems to put parties and MONEY above showing technology and science to the public. I will no longer be volunteering there... I held out much longer than a lot of others, hoping I would see some change, but that did not come. I am sorry, but I must move on... 73,

Greatest Ham Radio Advertisement Ever!!

15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T.

This kid is AMAZING!!!

My current HF antenna design source

The EARC 40-6M End-Fed matchbox

Endfed6_40.pdf

This is the design for my current HF antenna...I have been fiddling with antenna and counterpoise lengths and I find the 31 feet with no counterpoise has worked best for me...

73,

Fixed Coax and redid the End-Fed(up)

Well, I fixed the shorted coax connector, and redid the End-Fed antenna...Still fed through the 9:1 UNUN in the posts below, but now has a 31 foot radiator and a 27 foot Counterpoise.  Seems to tune OK??? on all bands 80 through 12 except for 15 meters...I think if I had a roller inductor tuner, that I could tune 80 through 10 more easily.  Come Spring, I am gonna try a different approach and maybe go with Isotrons, or maybe a GAP (no ground plane) antenna.
But for now, I can tune 40 and 20 fairly well, and also 17 and 12 meters. 80 tunes, but very lousy reception, so probably lousy transmit too...10 does not tune well at all.  I can always come up with a 10M dipole or vertical if I want.

73,

P.S. I am calling it the End-Fed(up), because it gives me nothing but trouble most of the time, but when it works, it works VERY well...

Now I need new Coax

Need a straight 50 foot run of good coax...Gonna be another month before I can put up the new antenna properly.

73,

UPDATE:

I scavenged a Coax connector and made up a new length of feedline. Took me 2 times to get the solder job right (first time I had a short).  Now the Doublet just will not tune right, because I cannot get it up high enough...Going back to the End-Fed with the new coax and a counterpoise...Now how long will it take me to get this thing to tune correctly???  I need to find a solution before I pull out all my hair!

73,