Topband: Force 12 / Gladiator verticals

[ted demopoulos]

I stuck a Gladiator TL (Top Loaded) 80m vertical on the beach in Maine with 
about 10 radials for the CQ WW SSB. Did single band 80 - hadn't been on the 
band in over a decade. Lots of people blew away my score, but I was very 
very happy (about 80K non-corrected score).
Did similarly to what a nearby MM with a fullsize 4-square did on 80.

The Gladiator is now in New Hampshire, in the (thick) woods with only 24 
radials. Great performer in my less than scholarly opinion. Hope, time 
permitting, to have a Gladiator 4 square up this fall. With either many more 
OR elevated radials.

Definitely anecdotal info, but I'm real happy. BTW, 2:1 bandwidth is about 
275kc. So I can cover CW and SSB as I'm not too uptite about SWR :)

Plan on getting the 160m TL Gladiator as well and will report on my hopeful 
success on topband .

73

Ted, KR1G




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