Steven Raas wrote:
> Main Element: 32 feet vertical - 90 deg bend ( the 'L' ) which runs
> 43' horzontally pointing north. Then, another 90 deg bend, and
> ascending 26' in length ( from 30' up to about 11' above ground
> running from west to east. ), then..you guessed it.. another 90 deg
> bend t
We need to put gorilla detectors in SWR meters.
Loss in the ground counterpole will be the thousand pound gorilla in the
room. Heavily bent antennas as you describe lower the radiation resistance
significantly, which makes the resistance of the counterpole even more
critical than for a pure 125 f
Steve,
I have an inverted L with 32 feet vertical and then 96 feet horizontal
leg. The horizontal leg runs southeast and slopes from 32 down to 10
feet at the last 15 feet of its run. The antenna is resonant with SWR
of 1.3 at 1.810. It is fed directly with 50 ohm coax. No chokes, coils
or tu
