Evan:
My first Topband antenna, in 1997, was just such an Inverted L. I ran it
in the ARRL 160M 'test that year with only two radials and had a blast. It
wasn't a barn-burner, but then I was running my Drake barefoot at 150 W. I was
able to work 49 states with it (need KL7!)
Since that first season I have added about a half-mile of scrap-wire
radials in the side and back yards. I suppose that helped but I don't have any
quantitative results on it. I've worked some European and Caribbean DX with it
over the years. I took it down in 2003 after I built a 64-foot tower in the
back yard and shunt-fed it. That tower was (and is) about 5-10 dB louder (no
foolin') than the L, both on 160M and on 80M with a tuner.
But for a first-time, low-cost skyhook for Topband the L can't be beat,
IMHO. Just be careful in the trees!
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
> Fellow 160 meter enthusiasts,
>
> I just joined the reflector and wonder if anybody could share their
> experiences with inverted L antennas, something along the lines of what a
> 35-40
> ft
> vertical section and 90-100 ft horizontal section might perform like with say
> 16-25 radials, about 100 ft long, buried. This is the antenna I'm planning
> to
> erect, if it is worthwhile. Modeling efforts of others indicate it has some
> potential, not a barn-burner, but at least it would get me back on the band
> after
> a 35 year gap. But with very limited time, I'd rather not put up an antenna
> that will perform poorly for stateside contacts, hi.
>
> 73s,
>
> Evan
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