[TowerTalk] Zero-five vertical

[john at kk9a.com]

Loading the top will make it resonant on 160m.  You can also use a single
80' wire and run it on an angle toward the ground.  There will be slight
directivity away from the wire.  I used a similarly loaded homebrew 54'
freestanding vertical at P40A with good results over a poor ground system.
 I am not sure how well this will work on higher frequencies if you are
looking for a multiband vertical.

John KK9A aka P40A

To:	 <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:  [TowerTalk] Zero-five vertical
From:	 "John Hudson" <jd_hudson at comcast.net>
Date:	 Fri, 1 Feb 2013 09:59:00 -0600

I just bought a 33' 10-80m zero-five vertical and am waiting for it to
arrive. My reason to buy this antenna was first I like a vertical for
the
lower bands and I was hoping to use it on 80 & 160 with some mods. I do
not
want to leave this antenna up all year so I will take it down in the
spring
and put it back in the fall ( grandkids use the back yard in the summer)
and
I did not want a HUGE vertical



I called zero-five last Sunday to leave a msg and got a call back from
Tom a
few hours later (GREAT SERVICE already) and I asked about using this
antenna
on 160. He said add 80' of wire (40' to each side) at the top and make a
T-configuration and pull the wires as high as possible.



That is not a problem but is there anyone that has done this and what
was
your results. I plan on 30+ radials right now .



This will be a experiment most of the time and it'll be down in about
3-4
months until the fall..



Thanks



John

KO4XJ