[TowerTalk] dipole configuration
Blair S Balden
blair.balden at wmich.edu
Fri Dec 4 05:10:41 PST 2009
Hello towertalk group,
I'm getting set to put up a wire dipole for 160 meters. I'm considering 2 options, and I wanted to hear which one you guys think might be better. The feed point will be about 38 feet up on the side of a tower near the house. From there, I have just enough room to stretch out a full quarter wave to the back edge of my property, where I can get about 25 - 30 feet of height in a tree at the other end. So this leg of the dipole will be pretty much horizontal.
For the other leg, I don't have that much room. I will need to put in a loading coil. I have about 60 feet to a tree in the front yard, where I can get about 25 feet of height. This is what I was planning, but I also thought about bringing that leg straight down from the feed point. In that case, the antenna would have one full-length horizontal leg and one short (about 30 foot) vertical leg with a loading coil.
Do you think anything would be gained by having part of the antenna vertical? Would I get some lower-angle radiation if I did it that way? Or would it work better more or less horizontal?
Thanks in advance for any input.
73,
Blair NP2F
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