LF: De-tuned antenna]

[Andre' Kesteloot]

Mike Dennison wrote:

> K0HTF wrote:
> >      I have a 1 watt beacon operating on 175 KHz. and will be putting up
> > a new antenna this autumn.  My efforts must be modest since our lot is a
> > rather conventional 50 X 150'.
>
> This is not very modest by UK standards. My garden is 35 x 90'
> and I can still put up a useful antenna for 136kHz. It requires some
> ingenuity - I am using a loading coil at the top of the mast, for
> instance - but I am not the only G to put out an LF signal from a
> small garden. The real secret is height - if you get to 50 feet plus it
> will work well.
>
> Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT)
> http://www.dennison.demon.co.uk/activity.htm