Topband: In search of resonance

[Herbert Schonbohm]

On 1/30/2014 11:03 PM, Carl Braun wrote:
> If I can't get the antenna to resonate using the L I'd say that I'd consider shunt feeding the tower and work out an (omega) matching scheme to match the tower to my target freq.  If that's the case, do I mount my upper shunt arm on the tower at 67' or at 90'?
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> Can I run a single drop wire into my panel and then switch the feed between two matching networks?  One for 160 and one for 80?
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> Please advise
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> Thanks
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> Carl AG6X
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Carl,

Why not just run a slant wire to your shack and feed the bottom against 
a ground system through an ATU. Don't expect any real drama on 80 meters 
as the tower is probably to long electrically. ut a slant on any 
frequency could be modeled to see what you choices are. The only way 
this could change if you made a decoupling sleeve on the tower so the 
radiator appear to be between 1/4 and 3/8 wave length.  It can work as a 
duo bander but it will require some extra work and a good vacuum switch 
since the voltages may be high at the in/out switch point.  Some 
directive in the direction of the slant may occur but it should be be 
slight. As far as a drop wire shunt is concerned:  There should not be 
any advantage of having the drop wire shunt arm much higher than the 
approximated sweet point for you tower.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ