[TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna

[Joe Reisert]

K7PUC,

Straight up may be a misnomer. Not all power on 160-Meters is directed 
straight up. How do you explain how I have confirmed over 250 DXCC entities 
on 160 Meters with the highest antenna I've ever used being 90 feet at the 
center and they are all dipoles or so-called inverted "V" dipoles, many 
with loading coils to boot!

73,

Joe, W1JR


At 07:03 AM 4/21/00 -0700, Al Williams wrote:

>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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