Topband: T-antenna vs Inverted L

[w7dra at juno.com]

after being ZK1DRA for the CQWW and the ARRL160 i can say you will have no problem hearing anyone. i had 100 watts and a dipole up 40 feet and it was impossible to work anyone on 160 (worked 7 on the ARRL160 in about 6 hours)

ZK1COW et al had no problem with 600w and a vertical on the beach

with my hw16 and 500 foot sloping wire from a plam tree no problem on 40 anywhere in the world, i did not work a single guy on 160 with the set up. during ARRL160 contest the hw16 could hear K5s rolling in 559 two hours before local sunset

good luck!

mike w7dra/0  in nebraska waiting for the CQWW160 (with the hw16)