I have an inverted-L that is roughly 58-feet vertically and 72 feet horizontal
with a little slope downward.....well quite a bit of a slope. I have a ground
of sorts but need to work on that part. Ground is to an 8 foot ground rod at
the base of the tower. The verticle component runs up the tower about three
feet away from the tower. I have five radial wires (not enough I know) that
run to the edge of the property...anywhere from 80 to 60 feet. All this on a
city lot.
Now, to me, this antenna is a long wire type antenna which I have used before
and matched it with a simple L/C network or C/L network. Previously, I have
placed a variable cap of about 500 pf in series with the feedline to bring the
antenna into resonance. I do not think 500 pf is enough and tried 1000pf and
that did not work very well either. Finally out of frustration, I just put the
old SPC tuner on it and loaded up the wired and started making contacts. This
year, I want to make sure I am doing it right for 160 meters. You would think
that the Inverted-L should be pretty close to a match on its own since it is a
quarter wave on 160. How exactly it is a quarter wave is not known. So, I was
thinking that I might have to add some L along with the C.
So, when you load your Inverted-L...now much C are you using? What is the type
of capactor you are using? I've used small BC condensors and can get 100 watts
to work with that failry easily. Are you adding any L?
Just thought I would ask these questions to see what your experience has been.
I am looking for the collective wisdom of the reflector.
Lee - k0WA
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