‰  NOW 20 WPM  ‰
17 METERS WASNT TOO DIFFICULT, BUT A THREE ELEMENT BEAM FOR 20 METERS WAS
PUSHING THE LIMIT, SO I FOUND A NOVEL WAY TO USE THE ANTENNA AS A TWO
ELEMENT BEAM ON THAT BAND.  WITH DUE RESPECT TO W2PV, I CALL THIS ANTENNA
THE DZ3.  CONSTRUCTION DETAILS THE DZ3 CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN PIECES 1 THE
REFLECTOR ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TUBING MOUNTED TO A 1R5 X 52 7/8 INCH PVC
BOOM, 2 THE DRIVEN ELEMENT ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TUBING MOUNTED TO A 2 INCH X
10 FOOT PVC BOOM, WITH ITS HAIRPIN MATCHING NETWORK AND BALUN, AND 3 THE
DIRECTOR ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TUBING MOUNTED TO A 1R5 INCH X 67 1/8 INCH PVC
BOOM.  THE BOOM PIECES ARE MADE OUT OF THICK WALL SCHEDULE 40 PVC, WHICH IS
INEXPENSIVE, STRONG AND READILY AVAILABLE.  THE REFLECTOR AND DIRECTOR
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A NV4B 11,074 113 49 4 A W5DLM 7,840 80 49 4 A K4NVJ 2,970 55 27 5 A KV4T
‰  END OF 20 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ