I meant 45 degrees or more.... Bob Robert L. Chortek
> On Dec 15, 2019, at 6:52 PM, Chortek, Robert L. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Easy! > > Get a 60’ Spiderbeam Fibeeglaas pole. Run a wire up the side and top load it > with two 44’ wires running out at 45 degrees or less. > > Use an isolation transformer at the base and > Run it against 8-12 1/8 wave elevated radials. Match with a 32/50 Ohm UnUn. > > Mine was so easy to install I was able to it alone with any trouble at all in > a few hours. > > Spiderbeam poles are extremely well balanced and very strong. > > My antenna is installed at the side of our 11,300 sq ft lot and all the > radials are laid on the roof. > > Performs very well. > > 73 > > Bob AA6VB > Robert L. Chortek > >> On Dec 15, 2019, at 5:04 PM, thoyer via Topband <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> [External Email] >> >> With only 9 more to go for DXCC on 160 and all of the recent posts about how >> good the band has been recently "best in years....) I find myself with no >> antenna for the low bands and cringing after each post on how good the band >> has been. >> >> I had some construction done in the yard (started in Sept) which required me >> to take down my Battle Creek Special so the construction equipment could get >> in and out if the yard and the workers wouldn't get tangled up in the >> support lines. Funny - I came home one day after they started the excavation >> and the builder asked what all the wire was he was digging up! Lost about >> 25% of my radials to construction. >> >> They recently finished construction and I'm looking at what to do antenna >> wise. My time is limited and the weather is starting to get cold. The tilt >> base for the vertical was torn out and I'm afraid my feedline to the base >> may be damaged also. >> >> Options - I have a 45' tower with TH6DXX, 6m and 2m yagis. I could easily >> string a makeshift inverted L with about 45' vertical and around 100' >> horizontal. This I could string up in a few hours. the Horizontal portion >> would be pointed south. Not the best of configurations but that's what I >> have to work with. >> >> Or should I put the BCS back together? This would probably take the better >> part of a couple weekends (inbetween having other distractions). I'd need to >> make a new base and probably lay in a new feedline and a bunch of new >> radials. >> >> I think I know the answer - go with the BCS as it's performance would be >> better then the inv L but figred I'd ask around. >> >> I know Murphy is lurking too - just waiting for me to get an antenna up then >> he's going to pull the plug on the good condx.......... (or bring back that >> 20 over noise I had last year) >> >> Tom >> W3TA >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
