[Amps] QRO operation into a 80 meter vertical

[Carl]

No room for 1/8 wave spaced inverted vee's with about 145 degree phasing to 
kill all the high angle and get some decent gain?

Carl
KM1H




----- Original Message ----- 
From: <donroden at hiwaay.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:43 PM
Subject: [Amps] QRO operation into a 80 meter vertical


> Slightly OFF TOPIC , so respond direct please.
>
> I have a 145 foot Rohn 45G with insulated guys, but grounded base in 
> concrete.
>
> no room for radials ... 33 feet at most over 60 degrees.
>
> Tower is between hamshack ( house ) and garage
> and concrete drive ( 300 degrees = no radials )
>
> I would like to experiment with a ground independent (or less ground 
> dependent)
> 1/2 wave vertical radiator ..... a vertical dipole hung from 145 feet, 
> maybe six feet from the tower face or leg.   Fed in the center or at  the 
> bottom.
>
> Similar to a sloper, but closer to the tower.   Maybe connect the  dipole 
> to the top of the tower and feed it like a folded unipole  ??   Open to 
> all suggestions.
>
> I'd love to hear how you constructed your high impedance tuners too.
>
> Don W4DNR
>
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