Hi,
I am looking into what it would take to put a decent 160m antenna up. I got
many large trees, but also rather thick woods, and the radials are always
something that I do not enjoy much. Also, I cannot see myself to do 16 radials.
4 elevated radials may be tough as well. Terrain is just not as easy to get
around.
Now, I am looking at options that do not require radials and still have a
decent radiation angle for DX. I am looking at this antenna
http://www.yccc.org/Articles/double_l.htm, the double L antenna. Has anyone
experience with it? What is the pattern of it and can it be compared to a
quarter wave vertical? I would assume since it somehow resembles a vertical
dipole and therefore does not require any radials, that its efficiency should
be much better than a quarter wave vertical with less than adequate number of
radials... Are my assumptions correct, and are there any other gotchas?
Thanks and cu soon on topband
Andy,
KU7T
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