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[TowerTalk] 160 antenna

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Subject: [TowerTalk] 160 antenna
From: k0wa@southwind.net (Lee Buller)
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 1997 10:43:10 -0500
At 02:02 AM 7/22/97 +0900, you wrote:
>Fatchett, Mike wrote:
>> 
>> Let me add some to my request for quick and easy 160m antennas.
>> 
>> I do have an 80 foot tower and trees.  The station is on 4 acres.  The
>> dipole would probably be the easiest if I had trees in the right places.
>> 
>> antennas for consideration at this point are:
>> 
>> Sloper
>> Vert with T hat suspended from tower
>> Inv L
>> 
>> Mike
>> W0MU


For my money...a quick and easy 160 antenna is the inverted L.  You actually
get two antennas for the price of one....  It works well on 80 meters too.

A good ground is essential of course....and laying temporary radials on the
ground for a contest is easy.

IMHO

Lee
k0wa@southwind.net


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