Topband: Phased 160m T'ee s

[John Beaumont]

Evening all,

I am in the process of servicing my 2 phased antennas I have used on topband during the last 18 months.

I idea for these verticals came from DXing on the edge page 11-19 but I was using top loaded verticals Tee's with loading wires both antennas tuned remotely from the shack with motorized caps. I found them to work quite good with broadside and endfire directions and see10db difference E-W in broadside.

My thinking is the tallest mast 86ft the top loading wires
run direction approx northeast -southwest and the smaller mast in the field the top loading wires are nearer north-south

My thinking was because I can pull the loading wire high
by a pulley from the tall mast on one leg and similar on the other leg by pulling from 300 ft away to a 40ft pole this is on the shorter mast it would be better with  'flat top' loading wires.

Main mast 86ft 2nd mast 65ft both top loaded and tuned by variable C. Series fed.

5/8 wavelength spacing 336ft. I just wondered about loading wire orientation, my thinking was no radiation from top loading. I shall be putting them up again in the next week
been qrt a few months I just had the thought do the loading wires have to be same orientation, I understand its a compromise with difference in height anyway.Any thoughts.

cheers 73

John G4EIM