Topbanders,
Thanks for the suggestions, experience, and encouragement.
I’ll post a summary of replies in a day or two.
Thanks again,
Roy
> On Jun 4, 2019, at 9:41 AM, Roy Morgan wrote:
>
> Hello Topbanders,
>
> I have three 10-fot sections of triangular steel tower, about 8 inches on a
> s
I confirmed 120 countries on 160 with a S-9 43 ft fiberglass vertical (base
loaded with tapped coil) and 3 – 120ft radials laying on the ground in 2
seasons. Used mostly CW and some JT65 and FT8 with 300w max. Mostly gotta be
there when they are !! GL Jay NY2NY
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Hi All,
I agree with Dave, If one can get 20 feet of mast out the top of the 30
foot tower and some top loading wires to bring resonance to where one
desires in the 160 meter band then I would insulate the base and series
feed it.
It would be only about 3 db below a full size vertical over the s
During my 1988-1989 stint as J52US in Guinea-Bissau and 1990-1991 stay
as 9L1US, I made loads of QSO's in pile-ups and contests with a modified
Butternut HF-2V.?? I bought larger tubing for the top section and moved
the top-loading wires higher.?? The antenna then worked well on 160 and
80 and
Hi Roy - you mean for 160 meters? I think there are plenty of credible
ways to cobble odd pieces of tower together to make a useful antenna,
especially if climbing it is never something you need to do, and if it
crashed to the ground it's not that big a deal.
If you're asking if a 30 foot ver
Hello Topbanders,
I have three 10-fot sections of triangular steel tower, about 8 inches on a
side.
Is it practical for me to make a useful vertical with these, either bottom fed
or gamma matched?
Thanks for advice or experience.
Roy Morgan
K1LKY since 1958
k1lk...@gmail.com
