Topband: Low Dipole for RX

[Art]

I use exactly that, a full size 10 ft high 160 dipole. It is fed with 75 
ohm coax and 100 beads at the feed point. Its effectiveness depends on 
the signal --  and I'm not about to take it down. (Other rx ants, a pair 
of 2 wire Beverages and the tx ground plane).  Its especially nifty for 
diversity reception on the K3 for signals audible on both Beverage and 
dipole. My match is good enough for tx on low power. Also useful on 
bands other than 160.

73 Art K6XT

GALE STEWARD wrote:
> Anyone using a low dipole on 160 for RX? By low, I mean 8-10ft. I could install one of these until some of the foliage dies off and I can install my two-wire beverage. 
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> Would this be useful or a waste of time? Also, if anyone is using one of these, did you attach the feedline directly or use some type of matching? Since the Z is pretty low (a few ohms), I thought a 9:1 xfmr might be appropriate.
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> Any info appreciated!
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> 73, Stew K3ND
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