Re: Topband: Topband loaded dipole?

["Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>]

On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:15:11 -0300, Herb Schoenbohm wrote:

>he best thing IMO you could do for a DX antenna on 160 meters is to 
>drop a single vertical wire from the exact center (of your 110 foot 
>flattop) and feed it against ground as a Marconi T. 

I strongly agree. I have a top-loaded Tee as Herb describes, with a 
lot of radials. Also a 170 ft loaded dipole that's up about 110 ft. 
The vertical nearly always beats the dipole, often by a lot. 

73,

Jim K9YC



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