W4RNL wrote about bent dipoles here:
http://www.antentop.org/w4rnl.001/gup4.html
KK4OBI has an extensive presentation of modeling results for bent dipoles and
verticals here:
https://www.qsl.net/kk4obi/
K2QK has information about a "Double L" antenna that might be of interest here:
http://www.yccc.org/Articles/double_l.htm
73,
Patrick, W7TMT
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Robert Harmon
Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2022 09:47
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] 160M vertical dipole ?
No I don't have a 260 foot tower :-) but thinking about this crazy idea.
My HDX590 tower is 90 feet fully extended. By attaching to the side of the
mast 15 feet up I can have an attachment point at 105 feet.
I am envisioning hanging a vertical dipole from the 105 feet point and running
the top wire horizontally 82 feet sloping down to a 30 foot mast at the corner
of my property. Likewise on the lower end of the dipole 9 feet high and going
to the other corner of my property. This woud put the center of the dipole
about 57 feet
above the ground. I don't know how a dipole will work with the ends bent this
way but maybe it would be more efficient than a vertical with a compromise
radial field.
An option might be to make two big boy loading coils and shorten the dipole.
What do you think of this idea ? Am I off my rocker ? hihi
Bob
K6UJ
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