I meant to say you can use either 2 or 4 radials if they are elevated.
Bob
K6UJ
On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Bob K6UJ wrote:
> Since you have 80 feet of height to work with, I would string up a quarter
> wave vertical. You only need 70 feet for
> a quarter wave on 80. Then either use (4) elevated radials. You cant beat a
> vertical, nice low angle radiator for DX.
> I have this arrangement except it is attached to my tower and I have only two
> elevated radials about 8 feet high and it works very well for DX.
>
> Bob
> K6UJ
>
>
> On Apr 12, 2012, at 9:22 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
>
>> Hi All
>>
>> Right now I have an 80 meter inverted 'V' up about 80 feet or so in a tree.
>> It seems to work OK. The problem is, the way it is set up, the 2 ends of
>> the antenna are only about 30 feet apart, kind of like a V-beam.
>>
>> Is there a way to orient it different that would work better.
>>
>> I could set it up as an inverted 'L' and feed it in the center, or as a
>> 'C', with the center part vertical and the ends horizontal. Would any of
>> these be better than what I have now.
>>
>> Main interests on 80 meters are contesting and working DX.
>>
>> No modeling software here. Thanks and 73
>> Tom W7WHY
>>
>>
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