[TowerTalk] Adding 160 to an 80M dipole?

[RLVZ--- via TowerTalk]

For 160-m. I agree with John's statement below, unless the  vertical is 
real short and base loaded in which case I'd prefer a low  Dipole or Inverted 
Vee on if there's no better option such as a top  loaded vertical, Shunt Fed 
tower, or a Slant L.  Example: one of the  first year's I came to Florida, I 
mounted a very short 20' base loaded vertical  at the edge of a salt water 
river that had line-of-sight  over salt-water to a large area I was trying 
to work.  I also had  a low Inverted Vee for 160-m. with apex at 50' and ends 
at 20'.  I  thought the short vertical would do better on DX, but the short 
vertical was down 10-20dB in every case.  
 
73, Dick- K9OM
 
 
 
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/17/2014 10:22:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
john at kk9a.com writes:

I never  had much success using a low dipole, even from the Caribbean. For
me a  short vertical with a minimal ground system worked better and it used
much  less real estate.

John  KK9A