There is an excellent article in QEX that I received in my mailbox today
about this very topic. It compares 1/4 wave, to 1/2 wave verticals and with
and without radials.
-Eric
W9WLW
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Rohre
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 6:05 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 160 M antenna
The poster about the antenna said he had 65 radials under it, but did
not say how long they were.
Most 160 fans seem to do better with inverted L or top hat loaded
verticals, for the reasons Rick has mentioned re ground losses and
radiation resistance being low on a short vertical.
One local ham in this area has solved the problem of getting up a long
enough 160m vertical or any tower. He found on Ebay, a 150 foot reach
bucket truck! Had to drive it to TX from OK on back roads, as it tops
out at 40 MPH. But what a nice toy!
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH
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