[TowerTalk] MA-160V on 80M

[Craig Smith]

Bill …

To most effectively use this antenna on 80 meters, ideally you would:

Keep the same overall height

Keep the same Capacitive top hat

Reduce the value of the loading inductance to achieve resonance

Install at least 30 60 ft long radials

It should be doable without too much effort.  It will be a decent performer but have a limited SWR bandwidth.


73  Craig    AC0DS



> On 2, Aug2019, at 7:05 PM, ko7ss--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> I want to convert my Cushcraft MA-160V to an 80M antenna (not much use for 160M here). It is a 36' monopole
> with a top loading coil and 100" diameter capacitive hat. 
> 
> Reading ON4UN's section on this is way over my head. Is it just a matter of a shorter monopole with the same 
> toploading apparatus?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill KO7SS
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