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1. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: warrenw@pentek.com (Warren J. Walsh); Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 12:17:49 -0500; Greetings, I have read many posts here concerning the Inverted-L antenna, so I thought I would know what to do when the time came to make and install one. WRONG! I am in the process of helping a frie; /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00027.html (7,152 bytes)
2. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett); Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 12:37:26 -0500; Modeling shows a slight improvement in gain in the direction OPPOSITE to the horizontal wire...i.e. orient the wire to the southwest if you are trying to optimize it toward Europe. You are on the rig; /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00028.html (7,010 bytes)
3. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com (w8ji.tom); Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 07:24:33 -0500; Hi Russ, I've had dozens of Inverted L's. They always seem to work about the same no matter how long the are, as long as they are between 130 and 170 feet long. Longer than that, and they quickly bec; /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00002.html (7,015 bytes)
4. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: aa8u@modempool.com (Bruce Lallathin); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 21:07:51 -0500; I plan to put up an Inverted-L for 160. Do I need a balum? Can I feed it with ladder line? Is the longer the better or should I stick to +/- 170 feet. == Hello Russell, FB. Whether you need a baluN o; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00000.html (8,950 bytes)
5. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: kf6ham@juno.com (Russell A Scofield); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:21:52 -0800; I plan to put up an Inverted-L for 160. Do I need a balum? Can I feed it with ladder line? Is the longer the better or should I stick to +/- 170 feet. 73 and DX, Russell, kf6ham _____________________; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00175.html (7,554 bytes)
6. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: n7ex@athenet.net (Dave_K9NX); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 19:39:19 +0000; 1) Absolutely no balun required, this is not a balanced feed antenna. 2) 170' is a little long, 135' would be more like it and probably a 2:1 UNUN transformer to match it to 50 ohms, or if you make i; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00176.html (8,161 bytes)
7. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: kf6ham@juno.com (Russell A Scofield); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:41:15 -0800; I plan to put up an Inverted-L for 160. Do I need a balun? Can I feed it with ladder line? Is the longer the better or should I stick to +/- 170 feet. 73 and DX, Russell, kf6ham _____________________; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00177.html (7,520 bytes)
8. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: wes@attawayinterests.com (Wes Attaway); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 14:05:02 -0600; No balun needed ..... just connect coax right to the antenna. This is an unbalanced antenna. The proper length is somewhere around 135', with about 65' or so vertical if you can manage this. If you h; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00178.html (9,003 bytes)
9. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 15:34:00 EST; Hi Russell, You wrote: "I plan to put up an Inverted-L for 160. Do I need a balum? Can I feed it with ladder line? Is the longer the better or should I stick to +/- 170 feet." == No, you don't need a; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00179.html (8,541 bytes)
10. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: leewical@lava.net (LEE ROGER WICAL); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:11:40 -0500; For All: To add to Earl's fine e-mail and others, you can obtain a sturdy variable capacitor (3500 V) from Ten-Tec direct in either assembled or in kit form if you wish to save several bucks. The kit; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00180.html (11,495 bytes)
11. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: kt4u@earthlink.net (J.V. Staples, Jr.); Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 18:23:13 -0500; Hi Russell, I also use the inverted L. It is feed direct with 8214. I cut it long, tossed it over two trees and then trimmed it to where I had 1.5:1 from 1.800 to 2.000. You will need lots of radials; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00181.html (8,572 bytes)
12. Topband: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: Chuck Sudds <chuck@dxham.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:33:49 -0600; Greetings! I thought that I would take advantage of this warm Midwestern weather and install an Inverted-L antenna for 160M and I had a couple questions for you experienced antenna builders. I plan t; /archives//html/Topband/2004-01/msg00135.html (7,047 bytes)
13. Topband: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: "Tom Boucher" <tom@telemetry.demon.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:23:56 -0000; The advantage with making it a little longer than 1/4 wl is that it tunes with a simple series C. What's your recommended way of matching a true 1/4 wl to 50 ohm coax? 73 Tom G3OLB _________________; /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00029.html (7,056 bytes)
14. Re: Topband: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>; Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:59:38 -0500; is that it tunes matching a true 1/4 3/8th wave would be a very bad length for disconnecting things, because (as posted) it requires opening a contact that can have pretty high voltage across the op; /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00031.html (7,407 bytes)
15. Re: Topband: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 07:53:06 -0500; Topbanders, Here is my two cents worth: If one uses a 1/4 wl inverted-L, then it can be easly matched by an UnUn. Examples can be found at: http://www.amidoncorp.com/aai_cost_ununs.htm The UnUn label; /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00033.html (8,367 bytes)
16. Re: Topband: Inverted-L (score: 1): Author: "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger@bellsouth.net>; Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:38:18 -0500; "Keeping the 160 meter inverted-L connected to ground through the windings prevents it from being a resonant half wave floating wire on 80 when using the 80 meter vertical nearby" Whether the connect; /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00034.html (8,171 bytes)
17. Topband: inverted-L (score: 1): Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 21:29:12 -0400; Thanks to everyone who responded to my message - lots of good ideas. I think my favorite was the one about tapping a shunt coil from both ends, alternately, to bring both the radiation resistance an; /archives//html/Topband/2019-09/msg00035.html (6,517 bytes)
18. Re: Topband: inverted-L (score: 1): Author: "Clive GM3POI" <clive@gm3poi.com>; Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 09:17:17 -0500; Pete the simplest method is to shorten the resonance of the antenna before adding the shunt to around 1.9mhz. Then use a variable L to find the correct value. Measure its inductance and replace it wi; /archives//html/Topband/2019-09/msg00036.html (7,462 bytes)

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