[TowerTalk] 160 inverted L

[Tom Osborne]

Tom wrote:

> Also, as a general rule the better the radial system (as a
> general rule, do not take this as an "always" rule) the
> lower the antenna feed impedance. It might easily be 15-20
> ohms feed impedance.
>
> 73 Tom


One thing I did forget to mention.  When I first put this antenna up last 
week, I hooked 3 radials about 50 feet long to it.  That was all I had to 
test it with.  I found a nice resonant point at 1.825 at about 1.2:1.  After 
I disconnected those 3 radials and hooked it up to my radial field, it 
resonated down around 1.700.  I shortened it up to where I got the dip at 
1.850, but it was still 3:1.  It had the dip at the same place here in the 
shack at the end of the coax.  Guess I will build a L network to match it to 
the coax.  73
Tom W7WHY
Tom