[TowerTalk] [NitPickTalk] Inverted L for 160 Meters

[Tim Cotton, N4UM]

Brett:

I mentioned nothing about radials in my post to Tom.  I guess you assumed I 
was talking about radials instead of radiators.  perhaps I should have made 
that more clear. In fact, I use NO radials on any of my verticals.  I find 
that 4 by 8 foot sheets of copper in the salt water beneath my verticals, 
base fed slopers and my inverted L make adequate grounds.  I just finished 
working C52C about an hour ago on my first call thru a pileup on 160 with 
100 watts and NO radials.  We don't need no stinkin radials...I was simply 
responding to Tom's question about how the 165-175 foot length was arrived 
at for 160 meter inverted L's.  I responded in terms of raising the 
radiation resistance but failed to mention the notion that the higher 
current portion of the antenna is elevated.  Golly, Miss Scarlett...I don't 
know nuffin bout runnin no radials.