Bob W7RH - you don't need expensive hard-to-find vacuum capacitors to match a quarter wave 'L' or 'T' on top band. I use cheap multilayer high voltage disc ceramics and these have been working perfectly at QRO levels with my inverted 'L' for years. I use 1600pF made up from 1000pF + 470pF + 220pf all rated at 6.3KV and available (over here) from CPC at less than $4 for 10. Antenna is slightly longer than a quarter wave so it is inductive and the capacitors form the other part of the L-match network.
73, Tom G3OLB _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
