w8ji.tom wrote:
> For example, an 80 meter inverted V dipole at 180 feet
> provides almost exactly the same performance as a perfectly flat dipole at
> 160 feet. It's much easier for me to have a single 180 foot support than two
> 160 foot supports
Hi Tom.
Another thing we have to figure on is that if you have 2 160 foot
towers, the antenna will probably be about 140 feet up at the center as
150-200 feet of RG-8 is pretty heavy and there is bound to be a lot of
sag. Of course, you could put up 3 towers and then have a perfectly
flat dipole. I'm now using an inverted "V" on 80 at about 90 feet and
it's the best 80 meter antenna I've ever used. 73
Tom W7WHY
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