Topband: HyGain-18HT on 160

[Dan Newby]

Dan,

I don't use Hygain's loading coil or trap for 160 on the Hy-Tower. What I 
did was make an Inverted L and connected it to the base of the Hy-Tower, 
then ran the wire up to an insulator installed at the top of the tower part 
of the antenna. From there it runs up to a height 76 feet into a tree before 
it starts running horizontally. It seems to work very well.

I do have a lot of groung radials down, 129 of them totalling 8000 ft of 
wire. But you shouldn't have to go to near that extreme for it to performe 
very well.



Good luck,
Dan

WD4LUR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Bookwalter" <n8dcj at yahoo.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 1:04 PM
Subject: Topband: HyGain-18HT on 160


>I am curious what the best way to use this antenna on 160 might be , it 
>also needs to work on the other bands too. It is the only antenna I can put 
>up at the moment and would like to use it on 160 , I know it is a 
>compromise at best , but , as I said it is the only option for the moment.
>
> Thanks in advance...
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> Dan N8DCJ
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