Topband: Inverted L in contact with leaves

[Michael Walker]

Hi Pete

You won't have an issue at all.

73, Mike va3mw

On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 12:24 PM Gary Smith <Gary at ka1j.com> wrote:

> I sure don't have any kind of superstation
> but I have never been lucky enough to have
> a 160 antenna in the clear. All mine have
> always not only touched leaves, but are
> always resting on branches, many branches.
> I still get out pretty well, I wouldn't
> worry about a few leaves coming in
> contact.
>
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
>
>
> > My inverted L is taking shape - about 60 vertical, the rest
> > horizontal.  For a couple of months anyway, it is touching a number
> > of leaves in the vertical section.  I assume that's not a concern,
> > but thought I'd ask before I get a lot of radials down. First short
> > radial is down and MFJ-259 results look promising.  It's just a
> > problem of waiting for lawn mowing to stop hi.
> >
> > --
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
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> > at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now
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> > "retail" DX cluster.
>
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