On 1/24/2018 1:11 PM, W1JCW John wrote:
Looking for ideas / suggestions.
Go for the tallest vertical you can, add horizontal wire at top either
inverted L or Tee to resonate it, add at least 1/4 wave 4 radials
elevated at least 20 ft. Or a gazillion radials on the ground, buried or
not.
In general, verticals RULE on 160M, because ANY horizontal antenna is a
LOW antenna on 160M. And it will NOT be good for NVIS either, contrary
to urban myth. It will just be lousy for both short haul and DX. :)
Some ideas about 160M antennas (and radials/counterpoises) here.
http://k9yc.com/160MPacificon.pdf
If you will have a pretty tall tower (100 ft or more), consider rigging
a wire sloping away from it, insulated from the tower, and fed from the
base against radials/counterpoise. Or consider loading the tower. Either
way, the tower will need a lot of radials, because it acts as a passive
reflector for the sloping wire, and the current in the tower needs a
return.
73, Jim K9YC
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