David,
Are you thinking of buying from DXE and importing? If yes, you may as well
consider buying the aluminum from them and build the vertical exactly the way
you want it. This is what we did at HQ9X for the 160, 80, and 40 meter
verticals.
Rudy N2WQ
Sent using a tiny keyboard. Please excuse brevity, typos, or inappropriate
autocorrect.
> On Dec 5, 2020, at 8:37 AM, David Aslin G3WGN <david@aslinvc.com> wrote:
>
> I'm building a contest station and the time has come to make a choice of
> 160m TX antenna. Looking at DXE Thunderbolt I note that the capacity hat
> extends to a significant distance down the vertical section. It's my
> understanding that will shield some of the radiation from the upper part of
> the vertical. Alternatives like a vertical tee would not have this issue.
> Is my understanding correct?
>
> I'm considering a commercial antenna as high strength telescoping antenna
> tubing is unobtanium in UK. My QTH is an exposed windy location so strength
> matters!
> 73, David G3WGN M6O
>
>
>
> Sent from my Galaxy
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