[TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna

[thompson@mindspring.com]

I4JMY said:
> 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.
>
He is correct.  WB4ZNH and KB4I (SK) ran up good scores in the CQ 160 with
dipoles or inverted V's up 120 feet.
A WB2 (don't know his new call) ran a 60 meter dipole using one side as the
antenna and the other as an elevated counterpoise.  He scored well with this
on CW.
 And his was at 90 feet. Feedline was ladderline to a tuner.  The old Drake
2700 tuner
has a diagram of how to hook it up on 160 in the manual!

Dave K4JRB







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