[TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna

[Al Williams]

Sorry, I forgot to specify 160m as was the original posting.
-----Original Message-----
From: Al Williams <alwilliams@olywa.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>; Tom K Osborne
<w7why@juno.com>
Date: Friday, April 21, 2000 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna


>
>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
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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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