Topband: Lazy U Antenna

[k8do]

Henry,

 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this doesn't look like it plays
well, when modeled... In fact, it is a dog for the amount of wire hanging
up... I'll bet it actually hears reasonably well because of the low gain....

 You will double the gain by merely eliminating the 90 foot run of wire 5'
off the ground and feeding it at the base of the 80' vertical section, with
no radials at all!

  Adding a dozen, or so, of even very short radials (like 30 or 40 feet) at
the bottom of the vertical section will make it play that much better...

Cheers  ...  Denny




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