Hey Todd,
What happens to your Inverted L's SWR curve if you short your other 160m
antenna (the 43'-T) to ground, or otherwise detune it somehow?..could be
you're onto something..not sure. Wide SWR's like that generally point to
huge ground losses.
I just can't get over how freeging wide your SWR curve *(and frankly I am a
little surprised more folks haven't weighed in on this thread)
Mike VE9AA
NR7RR:
<snip>
So perhaps this tall wire was doomed from the outset? I was so
encouraged that the 43' T worked so well for what it was and the small
amount of effort it took to get converted to 160m that maybe a taller
version would be substantially better<snip>
At this point the best path forward may be to just remove the tall
wire and reroute all of the new radials (over 2000ft) to the original
43' T's radial plate and with any luck make it play better as a
result?
Todd - NR7RR
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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