Topband: 160 portable vertical

[Julius Gostel]

 My antenna at KH2/K4SXT was 126' of wire 40' vertical up a coconut tree - then the rest horizontal to another coconut tree. Two full 120' radials on the ground. No separate receive antenna. Pretty simple and it worked pretty well. Did I hear everyone, probably not, but I did work some pretty good stuff and way over 100 DXCC in less than 2 years. Same piece of wire for A92ZE. but 70' vertical and two gull wing elevated radials worked better. Used a 350' horseshoe non-terminated beverage (on top of my compound wall @ 8'). Both worked Real well. Again more than 100 DXCC in about 3 years. 
If you can get 126-130' of wire in the air, it will work.

Have a great trip - I'll look for you,

Gus K4SXT ex 9V1ZE, /KH2, KG4ZE, A92ZE, /DU3


     On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, 5:23:32 PM EDT, W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:  
 
 and then you need to be able to hear the people calling so you will want 
some kind of receiving antenna.

On 8/7/2019 11:13 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
> Hi Pat,
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> Your #1 friend will be 127' of vertical(ish) wire (ie: inverted L) and a few
> ground radial wires or better still 3-4 raised radials and a tall palm tree,
> otherwise I am afraid you'll be sorely disappointed in any kind of short
> compromise (loaded) antenna with summer (QRN) condx and QRP and/or LP (K2 is
> 15w, correct?).
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> There's no getting around physics and you're going to be very weak and a
> full sized antenna is going to be your best bet to being heard.
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> GL
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> Mike VE9AA
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> Planning on going to some island in the Caribbean this December. Unless I
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> a friendly ham, will bring along my Elecraft k2 and operate qrp or lp.
> Looking
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> for ideas on an easy to setup small vertical antenna to bring.
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> N8vw
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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