Dennis,
Get some fiberglass rod and insulate the tower from the base. Put 8' of
aluminum tubing out the top so the overall height is about 64'.
Then feed it directly with coax, not through a shunt feed. Won't work
well on 40m, but will be very good on 80m. I will have three of them,
phased, built exactly that way for 80m.
Don
N8DE
K8RI on TowerTalk wrote:
>I have a chance to pick up a nice 56' Aluminum self supporting tower at a
>very reasonable price. That's self supporting without a big load.
>I'm thinking of installing it as a grounded/shunt fed vertical on both 75
>and 40. It will be just a little short on 75 and a bit short for a half
>wave on 40. I think it's close enough to both that it should work well with
>a good ground system.
>
>Any thoughts.
>
>Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
>N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
>www.rogerhalstead.com
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