[TenTec] 160 M antenna
Stuart Rohre
rohre at arlut.utexas.edu
Fri Nov 8 18:05:03 EST 2013
The poster about the antenna said he had 65 radials under it, but did
not say how long they were.
Most 160 fans seem to do better with inverted L or top hat loaded
verticals, for the reasons Rick has mentioned re ground losses and
radiation resistance being low on a short vertical.
One local ham in this area has solved the problem of getting up a long
enough 160m vertical or any tower. He found on Ebay, a 150 foot reach
bucket truck! Had to drive it to TX from OK on back roads, as it tops
out at 40 MPH. But what a nice toy!
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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