Topband: Resonating a 160 Meter Vertical
David Hollander
n7rk at cox.net
Sat Oct 2 07:08:25 PDT 2010
Hi Phil - My 72 ft 80 meter vertical (which is also my 160 transmit
antenna) with top loading resonates at 2.9 MHz. I matched it with a
fixed series capacitor which goes directly to the feed point.
You will need to determine the capacitor value experimentally or
calculate it.
Good Luck.
73,
Dave N7RK
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