My K2AV counterpoise is 12 feet off ground, which leaves me with a vertical
run of about 45 feet for the vertical portion of the inverted L. I've
noticed that the walnut tree I am using for a support has branches that go
up another 25 feet or so... albeit there is a bit more sway in strong winds
the sway is mostly side to side, and pulling on the horizontal run. I also
have a spring tensioning system in place. I am considering shooting a
second support line to a higher branch in the tree in an attempt to reach
65 of vertical run for the inverted L. My question is how much would this
gain for DX contacts?
Pete W1BR (ex k1zjh)
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