Topband: Experiences with toploaded vertical with spiderbeam pole?

[Don Field]

Henk

Don't spend 139 Euro on a piece of wire! For DXpeditions (ZL7G, ZC4A, TX6G,
etc, etc) we use an 18m Spiderpole with T loading. But we take out the top
section (maybe the top two, I forget) because they are not strong enough.
At the base, a simple matching network, costing a few Euros (easily
calculated with EZNEC or similar). Plenty of radials and great success!

Don G3XTT

On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 at 12:31, Henk Remijn PA5KT via Topband <
topband at contesting.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am looking for experiences with the toploaded vertical with a 18m
> Spiderbeam pole.
>
> As described on the Spiderbeam website:
> <<
> https://www.spiderbeam.com/product_info.php?info=p338_160m%20Wire%20Vertical%20kit%20for%2018m%20fiberglass%20pole.html&XTCsid=4a1073266aff30fbb590fe50e3bd792a
> >>
>
> I have erected a 18m pole for use as 80m vertical. Looking if I can
> change that to 160m as well.
>
> I see a lot of swing of the top of the pole. Just wondering if the
> CQ-534 is strong enough to keep the antenna straight during heavy wind.
>
> 73 Henk PA5KT
>
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