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Subject: Topband: Toploading question
From: D.Raymond at motorola.com (Raymond Dave-CSUS04)
Date: Wed May 28 16:11:06 2003
Greetings. . . 
 
I will be using shortened vertical elements for a 160 mtr four square that
I'm planning on putting up this summer.  Each element will be made of 70' of
Rohn 25 sitting on a large insulator at ground level.  The towers will be
guyed at 35' and 70'.  I am planning on top loading each element with a top
hat consisting of the upper 20' of the guy wires attaching at the 70' level.
I will place the inductor between the top of the tower the junction of the
three top hat wires.  My question is this. . . is the guy wire a sufficient
conductor or is it too resistive for this application?  I will be using
standard 3/16" EHS guy wire.  
 
73. . .Dave
W0FLS 
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