Topband: Antenna on small lot

[Ken Brown]

Hi Hal,

I have an inverted L. The support for the verical section is a strap 
around a palm tree. In the last several months the strap has slid down 
the tree, so that it is now less than 40 feet up. The rest of the 
antenna slopes up to maybe 50 feet high, and then back down to around 30 
feet high. It is more like an inverted J than an L. I have about 30 
radials, that are presently all bunched together, because I had to mow 
the lawn. A couple of nights ago I worked ZL and VK on 160 meters with 
this antenna. I am in Hawaii, so thats not the DX it would be for you. 
Still that is good DX.

So I say: Go for it! We will all be looking for you on 160 meters.

Ken N6KB



Hal553 at aol.com wrote:

>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
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