[TowerTalk] Subject: Shunt Fed Trylon 72 Ft for 160?

[Phil Camera]

Hey, brilliant minds think alike.  But, I don't think you have the same high tech lid securing device that I use???!!!  <vbg>   C all on Top Band, Phil  KB9CRY

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From: ersmar at comcast.net 

> Phil: 
> 
> If it weren't for the open space all around your tower, I would have sworn 
> that your pix were of my installation. (I have lots of trees in my back yard.) 
> I even use the same kind of plastic container for my air-variable cap. 
> 
> Rich: 
> 
> Do what Phil did and you should be on Topband in no time. GL es HNY. 
> 
> 73 de 
> Gene Smar AD3F 
> 
> 
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> From: kb9cry at comcast.net (Phil Camera) 
> > I do close to the same as Gene does for my Trylon 72 ft tower. I use a cage 
> of 
> > three wires held out about 2 ft from the tower with PVC pipe. See piks at 
> link 
> > below. They terminate about 35 ft above ground and I use an Omega match to 
> > match them (all Vac variavble now rather than that first attempt shown in the 
> > piks) Also I have a KT34XA up top and have since laid down 60 132 foot 
> radials 
> > around the base. I have no trouble feeding a KW into the system. I have a 
> > decent match for about 1/2 of the 160M band. It works like a champ! Phil 
> > KB9CRY 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > http://nidxa.org/kb9cry_shunt_fed_tower.htm 
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