Topband: Anyone purchased the ARRL book on Short Antennas for160???

[Charlie Cunningham]

That's a good one for 80m from KL7!  FB!

73,
Charlie, K4OTV

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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary and
Kathleen Pearse
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 10:22 PM
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Subject: Re: Topband: Anyone purchased the ARRL book on Short Antennas
for160???


Oh, I left out the RU was in Antarctica.

73, Gary NL7Y

> I've built them for 40 and 80 via his modeling years ago. Fed both up
high, and both down low. High feed 'seemed better', but no real way to tell.
Worked a RU station on 80 from KL7 so they do emit a signal. It was a good
aerial, easy to build, with some vertical component to the pattern. 
> 
> On 160 it may take some bending. Fed low it's a vert with an elevated
radial. Two would be better, but then so would four and so on.
> 
> 73, Gary NL7Y
> 
>> Wouldn't feeding it up high in the corner like that at least eliminate
the
>> need for radials?
>> 
>> 73, Mike
>> www.w0btu.com
> 

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