Topband: 160m Vertical

[Ken Claerbout]

I would favor using an inductor.  Tune it for the lowest part of the
band.  Then using a relay or two, you can short out turns if you want
to move higher in the band.  Although I think you will find using Rohn
25, it will be pretty broad.

73
Ken K4ZW


On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 11:28 AM <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:
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> Hi Ron,
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> A more reliable approach is a tuner in your shack. The extra coax
> cable loss from elevated VSWR is insignificant on topband.
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> How high up the band do you want to go and at what maximum VSWR?
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> A resonant Rohn 25 160M vertical will be about 124 feet tall for
> resonance around 1820 kHz
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> If for some reason you must install a tuner at the feed point of the
> vertical, follow Tree's advice and make it slightly short: 120 feet
> of 115 ft if you need to tune for minimum VSWR above 1900 kHz.
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> Use a small tapped inductor to tune it around the band.
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> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Tree" <tree at kkn.net>
> To: "Ron WV4P" <wv4ptn at gmail.com>
> Cc: "160" <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 2020 3:18:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Vertical
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> Slightly shorter makes it easy to use an inductor to make up the
> difference. If you make it long - you can do the same with a capacitor -
> but it's typically more trouble than the inductor.
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> Tree N6TR
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> On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:15 AM Ron WV4P <wv4ptn at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I have built an insulated base for a 1/4 wave 160 antenna. The antenna
> > will be XXX' of Rohn 25. In searching I see people using heights from 115'
> > - 130' with a pretty high number around 124'.
> > I do not know how I am going to match it yet, I figure I will do my
> > research on that once it's up so I can learn while experimenting.... But
> > the height has me second guessing. I want it tunable across the band,
> > perhaps using a Tornado Tuner like my JK 801's have with a motorized
> > inductor ? But the question at hand is do I want the antenna Tall or Short
> > ? What is the Method behind the Madness ? :o)
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> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ron WV4P
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