[TowerTalk] 80/160m from low tower

[Tom K Osborne]

On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:30:22 -0400 Byron Peebles <nz3o@arrl.net> writes:
> 
> I have a short tower bracketed to my house in the back.
> The tower is just under 50 feet at the top.
> My backyard has no trees over ten (10) feet tall.
> The yard is 115' wide and 115' deep.
> 
> 
> Am I out of luck for 80/160m?  TIA, Byron

Hi Byron


I use an inverted "L" on 160 and it works very well.  You could do that
with your tower.  Just run a support out from the top, 2 or 3 feet, and
hang a vertical from that and a flat top from the top of the vertical to
one of the trees.  You would only need about 60 feet of wire for 80 so
that would work FB.  I also saw an article in CQ about making a "top
loaded sloper" for 80 or 160.  You would run a sloper from the top of the
tower down to a aluminum mast on the ground with a top hat on it cut for
the frequency you want to operate.  That also sounds interesting.  73 and
GL
Tom W7WHY
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