Topband: LU5DM or LU5FC or Both?

2013-02-20 Thread Joe Giacobello, K2XX
Last night, just before heading for bed at around 0400Z, I checked 160M and distinctly heard LU5DM calling CQ on 1834 KHz. I worked him and was quite delighted since I had never even heard LU on top band before. I proceeded to make out a QSL and envelopes, and then listened to1834 again where

Topband: elevated radials dilemma

2013-02-20 Thread Grant Saviers
My top loaded "T" top band vertical is up. 85' vertical, 43' each side "T" and 3 elevated 123' radials at 10 to 12'. Resonance Z is currently 36 ohms and 90KHz 2:1 swr BW.EZNEC+ shows a resonance Z of 25 ohms with 4 elevated radials, so I presume the delta is ground loss. The antenna is