[TowerTalk] 80-m. Inverted Vee vs. Dipole Performance, RLVZ <=

[Rick Karlquist]

Rob Atkinson wrote:
> Hams get good performance on 80 m. with inverted Vees (not necessarily
> good DX but at least high efficiency) if they can get the feedpoint up
> at about 120 feet, and tie the ends to 30 foot phone poles about 150
> to 200 feet distant on each side.  This results in a long span of rope
> for the antenna wire is only about 70 feet of the distance, making a
> wide V angle (almost a flat-top) and keeping the average height of the
> whole thing high.

I did exactly that and A/B'ed it with an inverted vee at 60 feet.
There was about 10 dB advantage for DX in favor of the higher antenna.
The apex was at 130 feet and it was tied off 300 feet away.
The high antenna was comparable to a ground mounted 1/4 wave vertical
for DX.

Rick N6RK