[TenTec] 80m antenna suggestion

[Ken Brown]

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> Unfortunately, about 10 years ago, the German
>(Deutsche) Amateur Radio Club (DARC) changed the field day
>contest rules and now only allow one elevated mast.  That killed
>the loop for us since it typically needed 4 masts (unless trees
>were available).  It's back to the inverted Vee now.
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An inverted vee is structurally simple and electrically quite efficient. 
The only thing simpler is a self supporting vertical, and unless you 
have a fantastic ground radial system (lots of wire, screen, really 
conductive ground or salt water) it will not be as efficient as the 
inverted vee. A self supporting vertical on 80 meters is either 
expensive or short. If it is short it will likely be even less efficient.

DE N6KB


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