Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals

[AB2E Darrell]

Mike,
Is your 80m 4square like the ON4UN with the L pointing towards each other. I was reading his book the other night. Great stuff.
73
Darrell AB2E
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From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 6:02:30 PM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals

          Terry,



I think Bill KH7XS just went through this exercise.

That said, my (Comtek) 80m 4-square is made 100% from wire and hung in the
woods as inverted L's.

Raised radials.



Seems to work.  Electrons don't (really) care if you use $1000 worth of
aluminum or $100 of used wire.



Mike VE9AA



Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

Hi  Folks,





I've decided to get serious and try to put up an 80 meter 4-Square around my


117' tower of Rohn 55. Getting into my place can be a VERY SERIOUS CHALLENGE
to

any tandem rig so that may make getting 40' long 3" and 2" irrigation tubing


difficult to deliver. I've got new steel racks on my 3/4 ton Dodge pickup
but I

think the best I can do in length is about 25' or so. Has anyone come up
with a

better method to build some 80 meter 1/4 wavelength verticals that won't
cost a

ton of bucks?  There is also the problem of going from 3" to 2" tubing with
a

conductive joint. Probably will just see if the local supplier can deliver
them

and let them deal with that busy narrow road.





I'm going to be elevating the verticals about 10' up  with elevated radials
per

some of the info in 'Low Band DXing'. Thought  about using wire verticals
but

would like something a bit more substantial. Do need something that can give
me

some serious help on that band.





Any help?





Terry



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