Topband: Antenna on small lot

[Michael Tope]

Hal,

Try an inverted L (40 ft vertical, 50 ft horizontal). Feed the
wire against ground with the appropriate impedance matching
network and as many ground radials as you can get down.
You will be suprised at how much DX you can work with
such a system (even with 100 watts). The key is the radial
system. You can use a similar arrangement on 80 meters.

I used a similar arrangement with only a 27 ft vertical section
and got surprisingly good results with about 25 random
length ground radials (average length about 50').

Good Luck!

Mike, W4EF....................................

----- Original Message -----
From: <Hal553 at aol.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 5:24 AM
Subject: Topband: Antenna on small lot


> I've always wanted to work 160m CW. I can put a wire antenna up to about
40
> feet maximum. The max length will be in the vicinity of 90 feet. Am I
wasting
> my time and should I stick to 40m and above?
> Thanks for any insight.
> Hal
> KB3HAA