I am thinking of trying a few different options for 40 and 80.
I was thinking of trying out the 80 meter Double bazooka. Mainly because it will cover a wide bandwidth. This antenna will be mounted from a fiberglass arm off the top of the 55 ft crank up tower and set up as an inverted V.
For 40, I was thinking of making a standard dipole or another bazooka but then hanging this antenna off a side arm from the middle section of the crank up tower.
Two dipoles, on the same tower. One at the top and one at the top of the middle section.
The distance apart would be 6ft when tower is cranked down for summer and 15 to 20 ft apart when the tower is up all the way.
I have never ran two dipoles this close. Will this work out ok since the two are on different bands.
Is there any real reason, I cant put both separate antennas on the top of the tower? The 40 wires would run out and be tied off away from the 80 wires. Kind of like a fan dipole but with two Bazookas and two coax lines.
Thanks for any thoughts on the subject!
C