![]() Leave the red fly lead loose for the moment. Attach the Versatee horizontally to the top of the mast. Set up the tripod and mast with only bottom two sections telescoped out. The Buddipole Low Band coil showing the coil tap for 80mĪssembly was straightforward. The adjustment wasn’t as fiddly as I expected such a short antenna for this band would be, and it appeared to give a usable bandwidth. I was surprised how easily it all went together. Here’s a list of the items used along with the counterpoise: The purpose yesterday was to establish how speedily the antenna could be assembled and adjusted for a frequency of interest such as a net. The counterpoise doesn’t follow the recommended dog leg arrangement and is higher off the ground than the 2 feet suggested. Buddipole components don’t lend themselves to permanent installations. The idea is to connect a short fly lead to connect the hidden counterpoise when the antenna is deployed and then disconnect when it’s all packed away. ![]() I installed a counterpoise wire a few feet shy of 66 feet length hidden on a timber fence that runs down the side of the property. ![]() Plan for 80m vertical made from Buddipole components While I have dreams of a magnetic loop for 80m, the vertical is more in reach now. The back garden space here is barely 4 metres by 4 metres and for the moment the chimney is out of reach. I spent the pleasant sunny part of the final day of autumn testing a vertical antenna for 80 metres using Buddipole parts for home.
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