[TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna

[i4jmy@iol.it]

The 1/4 wavelenght height from ground is definitely not the best 
possible but already not so bad when other choices are unavailable. 
Considering that the minimal take off angle for 160m is not so low as 
with other bands and the peculiar angle conditions at sunrise/sunset , 
I wouldn't be surprised if an acceptable DX traffic is also obtainable 
with an efficient horizontal antenna at 1/4 wavelenght from ground.

73,
Mauri I4JMY


> ---------- Initial message -----------
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> From    : owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> To      : "Al Williams" <alwilliams@olywa.net>, 
<towertalk@contesting.com>,       "Tom K Osborne" <w7why@juno.com>
> Cc      : 
> Date    : Fri, 21 Apr 2000 07:17:11 -0700
> Subject : Re: [TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna
> 
> 
> 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
> 



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