Topband: 1/8 wave vertical

[doktorij at bellsouth.net]

For what it's worth, I started out with a 55' base loaded vertical and it worked OK. It was not the best for DX with 100W, but did manage to work the folks with good ears. I went to a 78' vertical also base loaded and it worked better. Base loading works, but is the least desirable option.

I also had a 46' wire Tee or Marconi vertical strung on the side of my AB-621 mast. It worked a heck of a lot better, managed 7th place in the 2005 ARRL 160 with it.

My best antenna now is a 72' Tee with about 60 ten to eighty foot long radials. I'm five short of DXCC with 100w since 2006 when I put it up. It's aluminum and wire.

Cheers,
Julius
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