Hello John I, too, have experimented with base and top loading with verticals on Topband. No question about it, the toploading is much better. Just take a look at your feedpoint impedance with the base coil vs any sort of top loading.
One point to note, a specific coil that will resonate the base will not provide the same loading if placed at the top...more "coil" will be needed if mounted near the top of the antenna. When I had a single 65' vertical with 90 radials resonated with T wire loading I had a base impedance near 25 ohms...the same 65' vertical with a large EF Johnson broadcast coil at the base gives me close to 10 ohms...ugh! I use the base loading as it provides a cleaner installation vs. overhead loading wires but if I had my druthers they would be top loaded with an 80M trap and "L" wire to resonate on 160. Top load if you can and let us know your results 73 de AG6X -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of w5...@towerfarm.net Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 3:10 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: placement oc coil Hello to all.I am planning a 60 foot vertical.I am wanting to either place a coil on the vertical for topband.The vertical is a hy-tower.I have base loaded(not very effective) I have toploaded with a single wire(not enough room).I now have plenty of room.So my question. Base load with many radials,60+ top load at the highest with wires? top load with coil? and if this is best where should the coil be placed. thanks to all es 73 john w5jmw _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
