[TowerTalk] Loading guy wires

[Grant Saviers]

A number of big guns have towers with selectable directional guys and 
there are different antenna configurations - dipole, loaded dipole, 
counter fed towers, 1/4wl slopers, ..

For towers with HF yagis, one risk is the guy antenna resonances 
disturbing the yagi pattern.  Plus determining and modifying the tower 
resonance with the top loading.

K3LR and W3LPL have made presentations at Dayton, mostly about top band 
antennas, but the idea scales.  See also ON4UN and the ARRL antenna book 
for examples.  Check the K3LR.com/dayton talks also.

Greg Ordy W8WWV has much to say about inverted V's hung on towers, but 
non-conductive guys are very desirable.
http://seed-solutions.com/gregordy/Amateur%20Radio/

Grant KZ1W


On 9/17/2022 14:11, dave arruzza via TowerTalk wrote:
> Sounds good.
> 
>      On Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 12:23:27 PM EDT, KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>   > I think some of it could be used as a radiator.
>> Opinions / comments please
> 
> That's what I do.  I'll send some pics direct.
> 
> Kurt
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