Topband: 1/2 wave inv L

[Mike Waters]

Yup! The lack of a radial system explains why the 1/2w vertical worked
better. :-)

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Feb 18, 2018 4:55 PM, "Roger Kennedy" <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
wrote:


Many years ago, a friend of mine used to operate on 160m with vertical
antennas suspended on a big Weather Balloon filled with hydrogen . . .

After using Quarter-wave verticals for a few months, he changed over to
Half-wave verticals . . . he found they worked much better !

He didn't have much of a radial system (due to lack of space), mainly just
earth rods at the base . . . so I suspect that's one of the reasons why.

Roger G3YRO