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AB4D
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 2, 2006 20:46
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Great Antenna for Stealth
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I used a Cushcraft D3 when I lived in an HOA controlled area. This antenna was just what I needed to get on the air without having to mount it outside. I successfully mounted the D3 and a D3W in my attic which was about 35 feet by 50 feet. I just assembled the antennas in the attic in a straight line fashion and hung them from the roof trusses with a 2X4 and used nylon ties to keep the elements level, with one antenna on each side of the attic. Tuning was a little difficult because of tight spaces, but the plus side is you don't have to really tighten the elements too snug because there are no weather or wind issues. My only suggestions for this configuration is to get all the antennas in place before you tune to avoid any interaction you may get from adding an antenna later, and if necessary, use a tunable counterpoise system if your on an upper floor to minimize any stray RF, and use as little power as necessary. On the air I got good reports and many Ops were shocked to learn that I was using attic mounted antennas. If you check the logs for some of the ARRL's DX phone contests during the years for 2001-2003, under my call, you will see the results of using this antenna, a D3W, and a 150 foot wire loop, but keep in mind that I am not a very good contester. I rated this antenna a five because of its versatilty, construction is outstanding, and in my opinion, performance is very good for a trap dipole.
Jim/AB4D
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