Earlier this week Miriam (VY2NA/N1QV) and I had the pleasure of having a visit
from Larry pace N7DD and Patti. It was great fun chatting about contesting and
Dx'ing on 160m for the better part of an afternoon and evening.
We did have some time to listen on 160m around VY2 sunset and Larry got
Hi Pete
You won't have an issue at all.
73, Mike va3mw
On Thu, Aug 29, 2019 at 12:24 PM Gary Smith wrote:
> I sure don't have any kind of superstation
> but I have never been lucky enough to have
> a 160 antenna in the clear. All mine have
> always not only touched leaves, but are
> always
I sure don't have any kind of superstation
but I have never been lucky enough to have
a 160 antenna in the clear. All mine have
always not only touched leaves, but are
always resting on branches, many branches.
I still get out pretty well, I wouldn't
worry about a few leaves coming in
Hi Pete,
No effect noticed here for leaves with L wire running over tree.
I just reinstalled my 160m Inverted - L on a taller tree (fed 10ft off ground,
80ft vertical , about 52ft horizontal). It's been up all summer with leaves, it
goes over the top of 95ft oak. My vertical wire is #12 THHN,
My inverted L is taking shape - about 60 vertical, the rest horizontal.
For a couple of months anyway, it is touching a number of leaves in the
vertical section. I assume that's not a concern, but thought I'd ask
before I get a lot of radials down. First short radial is down and
MFJ-259
