Antena for 13.36 - 13.41 MHz ??

[vradovic]

What is the biggest/best antenna for 13.36 - 13.41 MHz?

Please geave me some URL


Regards,
Vladimir

 

[ka3jjz]

Hard to beat a basic dipole - and it wouldn't require much room, either...(from our HF antennas wiki)

http://www.angelfire.com/mb/amandx/dipole.html

73s Mike

 

[n5ims]

But he asked for "the biggest/best antenna for 13.36 - 13.41 MHz". The dipole is much more cost effective though.

http://www.antenna.it/military/lp 1530-w-10...2.htm

At a shipping weight/volume of over 4,800 pounds and 20 cubic meters, this is much bigger than any dipole I've ever seen. Better is too subjective to say at this point.

 

[mjthomas59]

Plus it'll handle 10,000 watts... i'm not sure what else a person could be looking for?

Just curious with that military antenna, how far could one talk with 10k power and average terrain? Statewide? Multi-state?? My curiosity is dieing to know.

 

[ka3jjz]

Yeah, the dipole is far more cost effective and easier to construct - besides, I suspect where this gentleman is, such a big monster won't make it into the country :.>> Heck, I'm not even sure Customs would pass it into the US!

Of course, there are the 13-30 Mhz Cushcraft Yagis, too (I wonder if they still make them for the commercial market?) There's such a beast at ARINC headquarters in Annapolis, and I think the SSA ham station in Woodlawn has one too. I used it on 10m a couple of years back...lots of fun...

73s Mike

 

[N1BHH]

Get thirty five feet of wire, cut it in half attach one wire to the center conductor of coax, the other end to the shield, find some place to hang it, under the eaves, between trees, tree to house and have a ball. The best antenna is one you make yourself. Don't waste your time and money on that other stuff. Get some little pieces of plastic for insulators to separate the two connections to the coax, tape it real good and you'll have many hours of enjoyment. Build one and have a good time. More ideas can be found here: http://www.hamuniverse.com/antennas.html and here: http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Antennas/Dipole/

 

[ka3jjz]

I recommended something similar, Clyde - but the original poster wanted biggest/best - heck, many broadcasters use curtain arrays, but that's something a little ways out of the amateur playbook, for sure, hi 73s Mike

 

[btritch]

I didn't think there was anything on 13mhz to hear anyways, What's on there to hear!?

 

[vradovic]

But he asked for "the biggest/best antenna for 13.36 - 13.41 MHz". The dipole is much more cost effective though.

http://www.antenna.it/military/lp 1530-w-10...2.htm

At a shipping weight/volume of over 4,800 pounds and 20 cubic meters, this is much bigger than any dipole I've ever seen. Better is too subjective to say at this point.

This is what i looking for. Thanks.
Also they are located near me in Europe.

Thank you!!

 

[K2GOG]

a question for the original poster:

Why this frequency range? Trying to snoop for HF RFID tags?

 

[kb2vxa]

"What's on there to hear!?"

Radio Astronomy. What sort of antenna I have no idea so perhaps it's best to investigate that field of science before asking questions of people like me.

 

[ka3jjz]

Actually the 13 Mhz range is allocated to the aero and fixed services (and if memory serves, a small portion is sometimes used in the maritime service), except the 13.6 to 13.8Mhz range is used by broadcasters. Yeah, I think these new RFID markers are there too, but very low power.

Remember, he did say Mhz....73s Mike