Carol:
     You may have to tune the radials in pairs, like a dipole, according to 
some postings on Topband Reflector.  Otherwise it sounds as though your 
design might actually work.
GL es 73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Richards" <n2mm@comcast.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 10:19 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 160m ANT
>I would like some thought on the antenna that I am planning to put up 
>shortly. It will be an inverted L, total length 160 feet 100 feet vertcal, 
>3 feet away from the tower and the rest sloping NE. The base will be about 
>10 feet off the ground, and I will use 4 elevated radials. I will feed the 
>base of the antenna through a common mode choke to a kw-type tuner, before 
>running the coax to the shack....
>
>
> Yes, no, maybe?
>
>
> Carol
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk 
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
 |