Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI

[Steve Harrison]

750 - 800W output from a homebrew antler tuner (probably 100 - 150 watts 
loss), 160m inverted L sloping up from ground some 30 feet from the base 
of a 38-foot support tower, then horizontal-sloping top wire toward the 
SE, 20 feet high at the end. 4 120 foot radials spread out west to east 
on the north side of the sloping vertical wire. Chainlink fence 125 feet 
square to the south of the radials, also connected to the feedline 
shield. QTH is in the middle of the desert of SoCal. I can forward a 
drawing but this reflector doesn't allow them. I laid out this antenna 
originally specifically to work 9M2AX, which it did (but only after he 
reached S8). No separate RX amtler(s) at present.

Steve, K0XP

Wonder Valley


On 4/22/2025 10:13 AM, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote:
> VP2VI
>
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX antenna and how much power?
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI
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