Topband: Dual band shunt-feeding tower on 160/80

[Gene Smar]

Jeff:

     I've done exactly what Herb suggested: hung a sloper for 80M off the 
side of my 160M shunt-fed tower.  Neither antenna knows the other is there 
and both work pretty well - meaning I'm satisfied with what I get out of 
them.


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Herb Schoenbohm" <herbs at vitelcom.net>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 5:47 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Dual band shunt-feeding tower on 160/80


Jeff,  You will have problems with attempting to shunt feed a 100 foot
grounded tower on 80 since it approaches a grounded half wave radiator
and just to long on 80. The solution for this is to make a decoupling
sleeve on the tower by elevating the 80 meter feed up the tower  and
bring down several skirt wires at the 40 foot level that are a least a
1/4 wave long on 80.  You can bring them to the ground and run the extra
lengths out parallel and insulated from the ground.  This will allow you
to shunt feet above the skirt attachment point. The only problem with
this is that it will impact the 160 mete feed and you may have to have a
HV switch to disconnect the unused band.  So report that just connecting
the 80 meter coax braid up the tower and fanning out some radials at
that point can work. But again why screw up a perfectly good 160 meter
vertical when you can hang 80 meter slopers from it with less impact and
not so much hassle?


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ





On 8/25/2013 11:43 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:
> A buddy of mine has a 100’ 25G tower and wants to run it on both 160/80. 
> I’m thinking a par of shunts will work for that?
>
> If you have done this, I would be interested in your comments on the 
> general implementation.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
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