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Re: Topband: small garden 160m

To: "'Mike Waters'" <mikewate@gmail.com>, "'topband'" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: small garden 160m
From: <marsh@ka5m.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 16:50:02 -0500
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Information on the K2AV elevated Folded CounterPoise can be found at:

https://www.okdxf.eu/files/Olinger_FCP_article_as_published_in_NCJ.pdf

73,
Marsh, KA5M

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Waters
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 2:20 PM
To: topband <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: small garden 160m

Hi John,

For your ground system, more of the same wouldn't hurt.

You may want to look into the K2AV elevated folded counterpoise. I don't
know where to find that information anymore, but I suggest searching the the
Topband archives.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 12:52 PM, John Randall via Topband <
topband@contesting.com> wrote:

> ... I have always wanted to do 160m DX but have a small back yard 35ft 
> square ... I am rebuilding an inverted L antenna, which works quite 
> well on 160m with 400w thrown into it.. I have about 15 radials just 
> under the lawn but have now added chicken mesh  on top of the grass 
> around the feed point, but the feed point is located in one corner of 
> the garden, and a new addition is a 8ft x 8ft grid of chicken is now 
> laid down. Is there any other way to improve this setup...
>
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