Topband: Sloping Top Hat

Rune Øye la7tha at tussa.com
Tue Dec 5 17:33:16 EST 2006


Hello All Topband freak.

Just starting my "New" antenna project for 160 meter,  and i also going to use this for 80 meter.
Using home made remote antenna "Tuner" L Network, about 16.5 meter vertical portion and top hat are going to be part of my guy rope.

Not sure yet, but my 3 "sloping" top hat wire are going to be around 8-10 meter.
My question is, what effect will the 3 wire have when i slope them down, instead of have them 
straighten ?.

I  will run 2.5 mm wire for the vertical part, and military field telephone wire for the top hat.
Field telephone wire is not thick, but have 3 of them i hope is ok.

Field telephone wire is strong, so that is my reason for using this for the top hat guy rope.
My mast is "spiderbeam" telescope mast (Fiberglass) so going to guy this on around 7-13- and 16.5 meter.

I am not a antenna guru, but want to try this so all help is thankful.

73 de Rune LA7THA.

 


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