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Re: Topband: [Bulk] Best wire antenna for roof top location

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Subject: Re: Topband: [Bulk] Best wire antenna for roof top location
From: "JC" <n4is@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 13:58:06 -0400
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>Even with a 400 ft high building, a horizontal antenna a fraction of wave
over the roof can be very disappointing.<

Tom is 100% right, one of the best rood top signal on top band is from
9M2AX. Ross tested several antennas and the only one that worked well was
the inverted L. He has a tall fiberglass mast on top a water mast to keep
the vertical part of the L high above the roof top. Ross also used a sloper
for some time.

Ross can provide more details of his excellent top band antenna.

Best combination is a horizontal loaded  loop like a flag for RX or a Waller
Flag and the vertical inverted L for TX.

Regards
JC

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