PTA_ABD wrote:
> <The problem you will have on 160 meters is that a 500' beverage is not even
> one wavelength long ! They will work fine in the woods if they are long
> enough. Willy K3VW>
>
I have always under stood that the "real rf" length depends a lot of the
resulting velocity factor, height above ground, and type of soil beneath
the run. Is the 500 foot length with 5 feet ABG not close enough to
approximate a wavelength on 160? My 500' near bogs on grass really work
well...they survive a bit longer without getting hooked up in the
deer's horns at 5 feet or more. And for some reason that always happens
2 hours into a contest, right.
Herb KV4FZ
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