DX Activation Plans
Part Six
Antenna Selection (Portable)
In addition to the more familiar mobile and Homebase aerials which more common in Radio use, there are also a number of truly portable aerials which are not only favoured by mobile Army troops in the Forces but can be created and tuned to work on the 27Mhz 10M/11M Bands.
As well as being lightweight and easy to breakdown into a pretty compact space in the pocket of a rucksack etc they can be quite easily made from a length of standard coaxial cables which also makes them incredibly cheap as well as pretty easy to replace if one gets damaged or lost.
These types of portable aerial are favoured by the Extreme DXers who have to sacrifice every spare ounce and space in their DX activation kit in order to scale the high peaks and steep trails of the country's mountainsides.
T2LT
I know very little about building and designing aerials but I can tell you that the T2LT or Tuned Transmission Line Trap is one of the most popular types of amongst the portable DX CB Radio guys and is a centre fed dipole. Beyond that I start to get a bit foggy.
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Vertical Bazooka
Very similar to the T2LT is the Vertical Bazooka (although it can just as easily go up a mast vertically) is another popular choice amongst the portable DXers of CB Radio. As the name suggests they can be strung across to high points such as tree branches.
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Inverted V
Another popular portable aerial used by Ham Radio enthusiasts but less commonly seen with standard CB Radio is the inverted V. This aerial is another diploe design but tends to be erected by raising the centre point as high as possible either with a mast or by pulling pulled up over a tree limb whilst the legs or radials are tethered at a 45 degree angle to ropes in the ground.
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Other Posts
DX Activation Plans - Part One
DX Activation Plans - Part Two
DX Activation Plans - Part Three
DX Activation Plans - Part Four
DX Activation Plans - Part Five
DX Activation Plans - Part Seven
DX Activation Plans - Part Two
DX Activation Plans - Part Three
DX Activation Plans - Part Four
DX Activation Plans - Part Five
DX Activation Plans - Part Seven
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