[TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna

[Al Williams]

My observations using EZNEC are that all horizontal single wire antennas
(except several wavelengths)
under ~100' high radiate about equally i.e. straight up!

The only difference is how easily they tune.
Any disagreements?

k7puc


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom K Osborne <w7why@juno.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, April 20, 2000 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna


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>> How would a dipole bent in the shape of a "U" work, with each side
>> being  about 1/3 of the total length?
>
>Hi Ted.
>
>That would work pretty well.  I had one up for 80 meters like that and I
>couldn't tell the difference from the regular inverted "V".  I also made
>one on it's side, shaped like the letter "C" and it worked too.  73 and
>GL
>Tom W7WHY
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