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Re: Topband: 160m loaded tower

To: Ignacy Misztal <no9e@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m loaded tower
From: Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:31:29 -0600
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Ignacy,

Is your thought that you are a few dB weaker based on sone kind of A-B test of 
the two antenna setups or just that you feel weaker?

73…Stan, K5GO

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 17, 2023, at 9:44 PM, Ignacy Misztal <no9e@arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> I have a 100 ft tower with jk mid tri 40 on top. When shunt fed, it was
> pretty competitive on 160. Recently the antenna seems to be a few db
> weaker. The only change was adding another beam at 60ft. Could it have had
> an impact? Adding the beam only marginally affected the match.
> 
> Ignacy NO9E
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