Gentlemen (and Ladies!), Being new to Topband, I'm trying to educate myself a bit on suitable transmit antenna system/s for contesting on 160, so as low an angle of radiation as I can get I'm thinkin
G'day Phil, I just completed a similar inverted L for 160-- about the same dimensions. I put 32-100' radials under it. It's a good match without any network or toroid to 50 ohms, but the really amazi
An inverted 'L' has been strung up a tree at my QTH, with a 65 foot ** questions below - please answer: 1) what are the dimensions of the top and the bottom of the C. 2) what is the compass orientati
"...Whilst others claim as many radials as you can muster is the best way forward - regardless of antenna format..." ** Phil, I really & truly believe that we collectively do a great dis-service to n
! "...Whilst others claim as many radials as you can muster is the best way forward - regardless of antenna format..." ** Phil, <SNIP> . It is simply not true that we all need to have a rich uncle wh
Physics doesn't much care whether we are rich or penniless, and being a religiously pro-radial bigot or anti-copper enthusiast does not change the simple physics of the matter. It is what it is. A s
As Guy, K2AV, noted, this antenna may be somewhat lossy, especially if the ground conductivity is poorer than average. One thing that is suspicious is the "good" SWR. My EZNEC model shows a feed impe
Thank you all for your very generous help and advice - both on the reflector and direct. There are obviously some very clever and experienced people out there, who like to share their knowledge with