My inverted L is taking shape - about 60 vertical, the rest horizontal. For a couple of months anyway, it is touching a number of leaves in the vertical section. I assume that's not a concern, but
Hi Pete, No effect noticed here for leaves with L wire running over tree. I just reinstalled my 160m Inverted - L on a taller tree (fed 10ft off ground, 80ft vertical , about 52ft horizontal). It's b
I sure don't have any kind of superstation but I have never been lucky enough to have a 160 antenna in the clear. All mine have always not only touched leaves, but are always resting on branches, man
I use a 68 foot base loaded vertical wire and what I notice is a significant downward shift in the resonant frequency during the summer (like 40 kHz) when leaves are touching my vertical, and when th
My inverted L with elevated radials has touched limbs and leaves and I have still gotten out well. SWR does change (but not appreciably) with the rise and fall of the tree sap and with rain (very wet
Hi Pete. My inverted L over K2AV FCP was in the trees touching limbs and leaves. Although it worked OK it wasn't until I moved it into the clear that I realized how much signal I was loosing having i