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Subject: [SECC] Feeding 160 Meter Antenna
From: aa4lr@arrl.net (Bill Coleman)
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:28:48 -0500
On 11/29/02 9:17 PM, Jeff Clarke at ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:

>I was going to try to put up a antenna for the ARRL 160 contest and got to
>hinking  - why not use the zepp I use for 80-10 meters on 160 by shorting 
>the 450 ohm
>feedline , sticking my antenna tuner outside and running a few radials. 

I have a 125 foot doublet that my tuner can handle on 160m. I made about 
200 Qs with it in last years ARRL 160 with 100 watts. You might just try 
tuning it up directly.


This year, I'm going to try to shunt feed the tower on 160m. I have 13 
1/8 wave radials ont the ground, if I can drive the tower, it ought to be 
at least as effective as the doublet.





Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901


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