[TowerTalk] 133' Vertical on 160?

[Al Williams]

Does this mean that increasing the length of the 133' high vertical by 
adding horizontal wire is better than just the 133' vertical?

k7puc



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: <TOWERTALK at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 133' Vertical on 160?


> On Mon, 4 May 2009 17:31:05 -0400, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>
>> it worked great, even with
>>a much less than perfect ground system.
>
> Yes. And, of course, making the antenna longer increases its
> radiation resistance, which in turn reduces the losses in the radial
> system. A good radial system still helps, but it is a few dB less
> important.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
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