Could be. An effective balun on 160 isn't trivial, but then the questions are at
least twofold. 1) How ineffective is it and what are the relative currents on
the intended radiator compared to the incidental radiator and 2) what
constitutes the ground plane? On my cactus patch I'm working my tail off to get
an effective ground plane laid down under my "real" inverted L. I would be
saddened to know that 120 feet of Heliax laying on the ground from the antenna
to the shack would be all I need. :-)
Wes N7WS
On 3/28/2018 6:24 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
One thing about an inverted vee on 160 that can
confusing: if you don't go to a lot of trouble to
have a really effective balun, you end up having
feedline radiation. In the case, you really have
an inverted L. This is related to articles written
about so called "loop skywires" where they say:
do NOT use a balun. That's because they are really
counting on the feedline to be the vertical radiator
on 160 meters and the loop is just top loading.
Therefore, low inverted vee "success stories" may
not mean what you think they mean.
Rick N6RK
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