[TowerTalk] Inverted L for 160 Meters

[Eric Hilding]

Tim, K3LR, wrote:

 

Ø  The radials are laid on the ground. They self bury after a few months.

 

(Tim) I’m still curious about how you creatively ran the two 132ft radials
on what I believe you initially said was a 50ft deep lot J

 

(Chet) My Inverted L is #14 insulated wire that runs vertically for about
30ft at a tree and then through a pulley and out the rest of the distance
with the end only 20ft off the ground.  I do have 4 full sized semi-elevated
radials that kinda-sorta zig-zag a bit through small trees and along part of
one of the rows of vines in a small vineyard.  Never could get the SWR below
4:1, so ran 50ft of RG8X (with a typical RF choke at the base) inside a
bedroom window to a tuner.  From there, I “temporarily” have 100ft of RG8X
coax running through the house to where the rig is located.  This has only
possible because I am still “in-between” XYL’s J 

 

My biggest 160m thrill from the “Left Coast” was working D4B on 160m SSB.
What a set of ears on his end since AL was only 3/3 here!!!

 

Tnx & 73


 

Rick, K6VVA * The Locust