[TowerTalk] Modeling Ladderline as an Antenna Element

[Tom Rauch]

> I would like to put up an 80M EDZ between two towers.
However, my
> towers are only 300' apart and I need about 340'.  I have
considered
> drooping the ends vertically, but I thought either a
folded dipole or
> linear loading a few feet on the ends with ladderline
would allow me to
> fit it inside the 300' span.  I use EZNEC 4+ for modeling.

I'd just let the wires drop 20 feet at the ends or better
yet make and end loading "T".  Folding the ends back with
ladder line wouldn't be my first choice. You'd need a long
hunk of folded wire to equal the missing 20 feet at each
end.