[TowerTalk] 160M Wire Antenna

[Tom K Osborne]

On Fri, 21 Apr 2000 10:47:52 -0400 Joe Reisert <jreisert@jlc.net> writes:

> 
> 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 

That's a good point Jim.  I've worked 298 countries and the highest tower
I've ever had is the one I have now--30 feet.  My 80 meter dipole is
about 80 feet in the air and I have over 100 countries on that band.  ALL
the power doesn't go straight up!!
Tom W7WHY
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