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Subject: Topband: Topband vertical
From: Drew Vonada-Smith <drew@whisperingwoods.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 19:18:06 -0600
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Mike,

One thing that I used to do is put a 80M trap between the top of the vertical 
and the L wire to use it on two bands.  I know yours is not guyed and can’t 
support top weight.  Mine was the same; here is how I approached it.

If two supports are available, in my case a high tower support and a lower tree 
support, I run the wire sloping down rom the high support to a bit past the 
vertical, insulate it, and then run rope to the lower support so the wire is 
secure on its own.  I then attach a floating wire from the top of the vertical 
up to the L wire.  No torque on the vertical, in fact, it is even a bit held in 
place.  Of course, you need to lower the wire to fold over the vertical, but 
that is easily done.

Just a thought if you happen to have the needed supports.

73,
Drew K3PA
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Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 23:33:41 -0700
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: 160 vertical/L
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I have a full sized 80m vertical and a Top loaded Cushcraft 33ft vertical for 
160.  The Cushcraft gets out but not great.

I was thinking about using an inverted L over the radial field that I use for 
the 160.  It is 30ish radials of various lengths or I have seen where people 
have loaded the 80m vertical on 160.  I think I recall people are not overly 
excited about bottom loading the 80.  The 80 is unguyed so the top cannot 
support anything.

I can get the vertical part of the L up 50-60 feet.

Any feelings one way or another?  I can make a switching system for the
80 vert if people think this is a reasonable transmitting solution.  I have a 
rcv array, so I am hoping to improve my xmit signal.

W0MU



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