[TowerTalk] 80M Inverted V - CW and SSB

[Dan Maguire]

Steve G3TXQ wrote:

>>> It's worth mentioning that Jim's method needs the dipole to be at a reasonable height - 40ft or more - to avoid having a low resonant feedpoint resistance. Once you go much lower than 40ft, and the resonant impedance falls below about 55 Ohms, the SWR will stay *above* 2:1 all across the band. 

Here's a visual of the situation Steve describes.

http://ac6la.com/adhoc/K9YCdipole11.png

Dan, AC6LA
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