Topband: Need advice

[Tree]

> ...And yet, Vic Misek in his book on Beverage antennas specifically espouses
> the use of a second parallel-running wire immediately below the antenna, per
> se, and laid atop the ground.

One of the secret weapons to my better than I should have signal on 160 is 
my ground.  After it rains, part of my radial field is basically a swamp.

However, I have also been very happy with the performance of my beverages.

YMMV for sure (your mileage might vary).

Tree N6TR (still all a buzz about working the HB0 last night)