Hi Gale!
It all depends on what other antennas you have. I have had up a 14 ft
high 1/2 wave dipole on 160 for many years. It has always impressed me
as a high angle antenna which limits its prime effectiveness to gray
line use. I also use it in tandem with other antennas and the MFJ
receive antenna noise canceling W8JI magic box (also an effective
antenna phasing unit). My low dipole's claimed fame was a sunrise QSO
with KH2. No other antenna (1100' beverage, vertical array, etc.) could
hear the KH2, but he was 569 on the low dipole.
73!
Tim K3LR
GALE STEWARD wrote:
> I was out cutting down a few small trees yesterday.
> While surveying the available supports, I found out
> that I had room to install a low-to-the-ground dipole
> for 160/80M at 8-10 ft high. Actually, it would be in
> the vee configuration with a 90 degree angle at the
> feed point. I could get each arm about 70 feet long
> with no bends (100 ft long if I bend the end of one
> arm). I'm thinking of this configuration as it puts
> the antenna as far from the tower (40ft) and the TX
> vertical (80ft) as I can manage on my property. I
> previously had a EWE in between the tower and vertical
> but it never performed all that well. It was probably
> too close to the other structures. I'm wondering if
> anyone had used a low RX dipole-type antenna with any
> luck. Is it a useable antenna or just a waste of wire?
>
> 73, Stew K3ND
>
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