Bill,
The use of an exterder wire at the top of the tower is shown in W1FB's
Antenna Notebook, page page 49.
I'm sure there are other references but this is a quick one.
Don K5AQ
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> From: Bill Gibbons <wjgibbon@mailbox.syr.edu>
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: TopBand: Shunt Fed Tower Question
To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Date: Monday, November 24, 1997 5:58 AM
>
> Easy question for the experts. Why isn't there ever any mention of
> extending the electrical length of shunt fed towers with horizontal
> wires off the top? Wouldn't this be quite similar to the inverted L
> idea? I have a 54 foot tower with a WARC yagi and TH6 at the top. I
> presently shunt feed it with an omega match. Would I improve its
> performance by adding a 50 foot or so horizontal wire from the top??
> Thanks, Bill K2TQC
>
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