Anyone have any experience with a vertical dipole for 75 meters. I can hang a
vertical wire off my tower from 66 feet and feed it at any point. The problem
is that this is too short on 3.8 MHZ. I can put an extra 28 or so feet
horizontally at the top and bottom in a Z or C arrangement to make it a full
half wave but is there a better way? I would prefer to feed with coax and a
balun. Ground wires are out of the question so if I am to have a vertical I
think it probably must be a dipole. Would a short dipole with loading coils
in each side suspended vertically be any better than one with partially
horizontal elements. ANY THOUGHTS??
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