In addition to coax traps there are two or three commercial
sources of traditional L/C traps - including the Reyco (W2VS)
KW75 and KW80 available through vendors like Amateur Electronic
Supply and Ham Radio Outlet.
The low trapped inverted V will be a "cloud warmer" and not
particularly efficient but it will be better than nothing.
It is certainly possible to work a substantial number of
stations - including more than 100 DXCC countries with an
80/160 M trapped dipole and 100W.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-12-16 10:51 PM, Matt wrote:
Coax traps are relatively easy to make. Check out ON7EQ's website for more info
& links to design software.
Hope this helps.
Matt
KM5VI
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Larry
Banks
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 7:17 PM
To: YCCC Mail; Ham - Tower Talk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Adding 160 to an 80M dipole?
Hi all,
The ARRL 160 contest got me interested in 160. I would like to add loading coils and
additional wire to my 80M dipole at my QTH in Maine to see how that might fly. (It would
make it an 80/160 dipole.) Yes – it won’t fly very well, and be narrow band,
but it will be easy to do and better than nothing. I have looked in the ARRL Antenna Book
and Low Band DXing and have found little of help. I do have one article from July 1992 QST
by W8NX that looks to be helpful.
Any ideas or pointers to how this might be accomplished?
73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ
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