[Mldxcc] FT5ZM

[Richard Karlquist]

On 2014-02-05 10:29, Dick Wilson wrote:
> Congrats!!
> Now I guess I'll have to cobble up some sort of 160 antenna.
> Rick suggested tying coax together on 80 M dipole...I have
> 100'+ running out to that antenna underground.
> I guess we're SOL on 10 & 12 as they're opposite...day v.
> night.
> 
> Dick

A temporary antenna I used last year was a 60 foot
vertical with 2 top wires that sloped down to the ground.
It seemed to do very well compared to the 90 foot
version, except the bandwidth (predictably) was very
narrow.

An 80 meter dipole should be able to work like my 60
foot vertical by just tying the feedline terminals together
and driving it against ground.  You would have the
advantage of not having the drooping top wires.

If you don't get an extremely narrow bandwidth, it indicates
ground losses.  But even with a lousy ground, you will
only be down several dB.

Rick N6RK