Topband: 1/4, 1/2 or 5/8 Wire Vertical Which to use??

[Earl W Cunningham]

Rich, AA2MF wrote:

"I am going to fly a Wire Vertical for 160 meters.....   My question is
which antenna length should I use,1/4 1/2 or 5/8 wave lenght."
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IMHO, 1/4 wave is best because it is easiest to feed (diectly with coax)
and has the greatest bandwidth (without need to retune).  Also, unless
you're over VG ground or better, the 1/2 and 5/8 wave verts will have
less far field (real) gain than a 1/4 wave vert.

73, de Earl, K6SE