W8WWV - The 80 Meter Moxon Rectangle at VU2WAP

Greg Ordy

This page describes the history and design of VU2WAP's 80 Meter Moxon Rectangle installed on top of an apartment building in Bangalore, India.

• Introduction
• Design
• Parts List
• Assembly
• Checkout
• On-the-Air

Introduction

I met Miku, VU2WAP, on the rec.radio.amateur.antenna newsgroup. He was looking for suggestions on a wire beam for 80 meters that he could install on top of his apartment building. I enjoy experimenting with lower band antennas, and this sounded like an interesting project. I offered my help. We exchanged a number of emails over the summer (July) months of 2000. We refined the design balancing performance and construction issues.

Design

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Parts List

XXXXX 12' coax with PL259. 12' coax for antenna itself. 2 - 4' 5/8" wodden dowels. aluminum tubes.

Assembly

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Checkout

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On-the-Air

It is almost a necessity to use a radio that has the ability to use a separate receive antenna. Fortunately, this feature is becoming standard on most all recent vintage radios.

CAN BE USED IN THE SHACK. GROUNDWAVE NULLING MOUNT OUTSIDE.

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