All that dipoles do on 160M is to warm the clouds above your house. I'd shunt
feed the tower. That's what I do and it's a killer. Just remember that
whatever you do, you'll want to investigate low band receiving antennas also.
You want vertically polarized, low angle of radiation transmit signal for 160M
but that also will receive all the vertically polarized noise from around the
area therefore the need for receiving antennas. If you have no room for a
beverage (500 ft. min per my experience) then investigate the loops, pennants,
flags, etc. I have a rotatable delta loop that works very well. I can send
some urls of info if you need. Gd luck, Phil KB9CRY
> Hello all
> I'm trying to get something up for 160m. I've been using my 80m loop
> and a tuner but its real hard to tune and not very effecient. Maby when
> I get my balanced tuner project done that won't be a problem but for
> now it is. Thinking about a 160m inverted L but space is still a problem.
> I can support the vertical portion with my 40' tower and I have about 80'
> from it to a tall wooden pole. Thats too short and too close but thats all I
> have to work with. I try to avoid loaded antennas because of effeciency
> but what if I added a helical loaded section near the end of the horizontal
> leg (opposite end from the vertical segment)??
> I would end up with a 38' vertical section, a 70' horizontal section and
> about a 5' section of helical loaded wire. That gives me about 5' for rope
> on the pole end.
> Any thouights on this or should I go back to a low dipole or some commercial
> vertical and live with it???
> Thanks
> JerryC
> KC8TES
>
>
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