Topband: 160 vertical/L

[Tim Childers K9CQ]

If you can get an inverted L up between 50-60 ft on your ground system it 
will work circles around your top loaded Cushcraft. You can use the same 
ground system, I know people who do that and it works just fine.  The main 
thing that makes the L's work is getting the feed point matched.  The ones 
that seem to work the best are using an tuner or matching device right at 
the feed point.  I work a guy in Florida about every night from Illinois on 
160 and his inverted L works great.

Tim, K9CQ


-----Original Message----- 
From: W0MU Mike Fatchett
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 12:33 AM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Topband: 160 vertical/L

I have a full sized 80m vertical and a Top loaded Cushcraft 33ft
vertical for 160.  The Cushcraft gets out but not great.

I was thinking about using an inverted L over the radial field that I
use for the 160.  It is 30ish radials of various lengths or I have seen
where people have loaded the 80m vertical on 160.  I think I recall
people are not overly excited about bottom loading the 80.  The 80 is
unguyed so the top cannot support anything.

I can get the vertical part of the L up 50-60 feet.

Any feelings one way or another?  I can make a switching system for the
80 vert if people think this is a reasonable transmitting solution.  I
have a rcv array, so I am hoping to improve my xmit signal.

W0MU

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