I am considering building a 160 meter antenna at our clubhouse because there is
a 80' tower there and over an acre of land to spread out a 1/2 wave dipole.
Question is;
1 Is a 1/2 wave wire dipole the best antenna for the band considering there is
room for it.
2 Is 80' high enough for the center of the inverted V?
3 How high do the ends need to be off of the ground?
4 Should I feed it with coax or ladder line to the 10' level (or other) then a
balun to coax to the tuner (coax is the only acceptable line into the shack)?
The shack is a metal building 30X60' and directly below the tower. There is no
way to get ladder line to the operating position since all cables have to run
through a 3" conduit for at least 30'.
The tower is a free standing commercial tower made of 4 20' sections bolted
together with a 2 meter and a 440mhz antenna at the top, all ham antennas.
Thanks for any advice. Jim wb5oxq
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