Hi Peter
You might consider an inverted "L" antenna. If you can get the vertical
part 68 feet, it would probably work pretty well. I have one here with the
vertical part about 60-70 feet and the rest slopes downward and ties off to
a fence. Radials are just what I can make work around the back yard. I
have about 50 of them right now. It seems to work pretty well as I have
worked the east coast with 100 watts from Oregon, and work the midwest with
no problems. Probably anything you can get vertical would work better than
the dipole at 68 feet. 73 and HNY
Tom W7WHY
> Hi guys,
>
> Concerning the multi-band dipole I put up the other day (the one with
> the QRM issues), after playing around for a couple of nights with
> this antenna, I'm noticing the performance on 160 is non-existent for
> anything more than about 600 miles away. Stations that are spotted
> "loud" are ESP at best and 99% of spots made by other 1's and 2's
> aren't audible at all. This is a 3-band dipole, and the 160 leg is
> shared with 40m, then passes through a coil. Granted, it's an
> electrically-shortened antenna with a lower capture area than a
> full-sized antenna, but I was expecting better than this, for sure!
>
> I can not achieve a flat SWR at all, anywhere; it comes down to 2:1
> at 1830. It's in a Vee configuration with the apex at 68 feet, a
> fairly steep angle off the tower and the ends are around 15 feet off
> the ground. I'm not expecting miracles off this antenna, but I'd at
> least like to have a shot into the Caribbean and Europe. With what's
> there now even those modest destinations are completely out of the
> question.
>
> The lot is about a quarter-acre suburban plot of land, irregularly
> shaped, and certainly no room for a beverage or a full-sized 160
> dipole. This is my first-ever attempt at top-band and my engineering
> expertise is minimal. If there are any low-band experts who could
> lend a hand (off-list might be better) and help me get set up right,
> I'd be extremely grateful. Circumstances are such that I'm looking
> for a solution that can go up once (and, weather and luck permitting)
> stay up, rather than taking things down every few days to re-orient
> and experiment, etc.
>
> Thanks again to one and all, and the best for 2006!
>
>
>
> - Peter
>
> W2IRT
>
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