EXTENSION of 40/80 meter TRAP-dipole to 160 meter. |
February 2011 |
My homemade TRAP-dipole for 40/80 meter need a extension so I can have the 160 meter band
I started to make the TRAP's:
I use 50 m.m. drainpipe, and RG58 A/U coax - 15,55 windings, all counting is done by the program COAX-TRAPS.
Finished the trap's I made some
Measuring.
Before I mount the traps, I would use some Silicon to kip water/rain away from
the coils.
I would use the CW-band so the TRAP's should bee at resonance in the low end of 80 meter band..
My new VNWA measured the resonance frequency.
Coil 1:
Coil 2:
That's it!!
Measuring on antenna after mounting the TRAP's.
This is 160 meter band, optimized for the CW-band.
I added 9 meter of wire to each end, and cut to resonance.
After mounting the TRAP's to 160 meter, the 80 meter band had a little change.
And also the 40 meter band is change a bit.
Her is all 3 antennas in one sweep.