[TowerTalk] A Capacitively Fed 102 Degree Vertical for 160 Meters

[Jim Brown]

On Mon,3/23/2015 8:03 PM, Doug Smith wrote:
> I use an inverted L for 160 with an old Heathkit SA2550 at the base of the
> vertical element.  The 2550 is an electrically driven large variable
> capacitor, remotely tuned/turned from the shack.

I had one of those in my shack for a while -- it came from the estate of 
a silent key, and I was helping his XYL sell his stuff. It looked quite 
robust, so I thought I'd like it. Turned out that it started arcing with 
high power on antenna that my Ten Tec 238 had no problems with, so I 
sold it for her rather than buying it myself.

73, Jim K9YC