[TowerTalk] Fwd: Fwd: 160m T vs. Inverted L

[Wes Stewart]

How about shunt feeding the taller tower?

Wes  N7WS

On 8/21/2017 11:15 AM, Carol Richards wrote:
>
> Hello...
>
> I am now in the final stages of putting up a serious 160m ant. Either
> will have a K2AV FCP. and a common mode choke.
>
> Question:
>
>
> Both antennas will be approximately 80-90 feet vertical between two
> towers which are 60 feet apart, plenty or room for either. Actually one
> tower is 115 feet tall and the other is 92 feet tall. The guy wires on
> the towers are broken up in numerous non-resonant lengths. To be
> resonant at 1.830mhz, I calculated the resonant length to be 127' 10.5
> ". Assuming an "L" antenna, that would mean the horizontal component
> will be approximately 48 feet while each half of the horizontal
> component of the "T" would be about 24 feet.
>
> Suggestions are welcomed as to which way to go before I get up on the
> tower. I have a pair of marine pulleys which would eliminate the
> necessity for repeated climbs.
>
>
> Note: I presently have an inverted "L" which comes off the 115 ft tower
> and the horizontal component goes East to the 92 ft tower. It is a cloud
> warmer to EU, but fantastic to the west coast and the Pacific. It may be
> due to the close proximity of the vertical portion to the tower. It
> shouldn't be, but it is! I also use 4 tuned elevated radials.
>
>
>
> Carol
>
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