I would like to thank everyone who responded. It’s all very helpful.
43’ was chosen for a variety of limitations associated with my 12,000 sq. ft.
lot.
I already have a 60’ top loaded vertical for 160 and had a 40’ Spiderbeam pole
laying around which I mounted on a 3’ pole.
While 66’ would certainly be better, I have to live with my neighbors and since
I also have an elevated BigIR 3 and a 3 El SteppIR with 30/40 trombone I feel
“enough is enough”.
Again, thanks for the information. I have everything I need.
Top loading will certainly greatly improve the performance (efficiency) of the
antenna compared to base loading so while it may not be optimum, it’s a
compromise I’m willing to live with.
73,
Bob/AA6VB
Robert L. Chortek
> On Apr 10, 2021, at 3:35 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>
> wrote:
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