crawfish wrote:
> There are a couple of guys advertising shortened 160m antennas on QTH want
> ads all the time.Quite sure they use loading coils.
> Joe W4AAB
Do yourself a favor and use top loading wires. I simply
fasten the top loading wires to the top set of guy ropes
using "ty-raps" (use the black UV proof type).
You can eliminate or reduce the loading inductance this way,
plus you get the radiation resistance up, which means less
ground loss.
Rick N6RK
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