[SECC] 160M Op List

[Bill Coleman]

On 11/29/01 5:03 PM, Gary Breed at gabnjb@earthlink.net wrote:

>AA4LR -- ?

Well, Gary, I don't think I've ever the ARRL 160m contest. I plan to get 
on the air and make some Qs, but I won't be able to put in a full-time 
effort.

I'm Low-Power, and Antenna-Challenged on 160m. What would be a good goal?

--

On the antenna brainstorming front, I'm trying to think of a way I could 
put up an temporary Inverted L. I read something that indicates you 
should try to keep the L away from other structures. I had originally 
thought to run the L up by the tower.

My current thought is to take a 140 foot hunk of wire, anchor it at the 
R7000 feedpoint and pull it up into the trees as high as I can, then 
anchor the far end toward the house or the little pin oak. Then I could 
run two or three 100 foot elevated radials to a few points in my back 
yard. A series capacitor would complete the setup.

Not optimum, I know. But perhaps better than using the 105' doublet at 
35'.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901



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