Hi All
It seems I read somewhere that on an antenna like this, it would be better
if the bends were gentle, like through a piece of hose or something, instead
of abrupt, like 2 wires tied to the hole of an insulator at right angles to
each other.
Any truth to this or just another 'old wives tale'? 73
Tom W7WHY
> Blair,
>
> You've gotten some good inputs on your question. Vertical polarization
> is definitely the way to go on 160m. Given your space constraints, the
> K2KQ "Double-L", would be a good antenna for you. See
> http://www.yccc.org/Articles/double_l.htm and
> http://www.yccc.org/Articles/Antennas/K2KQ/DBL-L.PPT K2KQ shows a dual
> band (80-160) version, but you can just leave off the 80m wires if that
> band isn't of interest. If you can't get the full height, you can
> lengthen the horizontal wires to keep the total length the same. The
> impedance will be a bit lower with less vertical height.
>
> N0HR has done some modeling of this antenna and includes radiation
> patterns: http://www.n0hr.com/160m%20and%2080m%20Double%20L.htm
>
> This antenna has a lot of low angle signal, but also fills in the null
> somewhat at high angles, making it good for short haul work, too. It
> will have a lot more bandwidth than an approach using loading coils and
> much more efficient than a low dipole.
>
> 73, Terry N6RY
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