HF antenna

[richys60rjy]

Just getting back on air after seven year lay off.
My garden is only 30ft by 30ft. I can't use a vertical because of restrictions. Would I have sufficient room to get a random longwire up. The max hieght I can get is approx 20ft at the house and 10ft at bottom of garden, if so would a slopping vee formation work. This would effectivly double the length of wire to 60 ft will this load up on top band. My ATU is a Kenwood AT230. My radio is a Kenwood TS430S. I'll be grateful for any advice

[cousinjack]

Best way to find out is put one up and try it! what works in one location may not work in another.
Regards
Geoff G0FHT

[rob.rcs]

Originally posted by richys60rjy
My garden is only 30ft by 30ft. I can't use a vertical because of restrictions. Would I have sufficient room to get a random longwire up. The max hieght I can get is approx 20ft at the house and 10ft at bottom of garden

I'd be tempted to try a full size G5RV in the 'inverted V' arrangement, you could also connect this as a 'doublet' or even a 'Marconi T' centre fed long wire if you must have 160m. Cheap and cheerful but it would get you on the air! ;)

[M0JMO]

My garden is 30 feet wide by 38 feet long.

I have a 40m horizontal loop fed with 75 Ohm twin-lead and a 4:1 Current Balun. This just about fits around the perimeter of the garden, using some creativeness.

Works on 40m and above with my LDG Auto Tuner.

However, I have just purchased a Force 12 Sigma-5 vertical for 20m and above. It's only 10 feet tall, needs no ground radials and can be mounted in a bucket of cement! How restrictive are your restrictions?

Good luck!

[MM3 RCR]

Hi I also have a very small garden I have ussed a Hustler 5 BTV ground mounted and now I,m using a Diamond BB7V on a 20' pole no radials needed and it covers from 2Mhz to 30Mhz it is telescopic so it it built and up in 30mins
Jess
MM3RCR