[Towertalk] Low dipoles

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/4/02 7:46:30 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
n4zr@contesting.com writes:

> For next year I'm thinking of low dipoles for 40 and 80, a lot further away 
>  from the guys.  Ideally I'd run them off the same feedline, and fan the 
>  ends of the 40m dipole a foot or so below the 80m one.  Any thoughts on 
how 
>  that will work, and whether I'd be better off making them separate 
antennas 
>  to optimize the height? 

    A novel east coast idea via K3LR years ago is to put a reflector wire on 
the ground under the low dipole. Cheap and easy way to get some more dB in 
the air. 

Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH