Slightly shorter makes it easy to use an inductor to make up the difference. If you make it long - you can do the same with a capacitor - but it's typically more trouble than the inductor.
Tree N6TR On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 8:15 AM Ron WV4P <wv4...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have built an insulated base for a 1/4 wave 160 antenna. The antenna > will be XXX' of Rohn 25. In searching I see people using heights from 115' > - 130' with a pretty high number around 124'. > I do not know how I am going to match it yet, I figure I will do my > research on that once it's up so I can learn while experimenting.... But > the height has me second guessing. I want it tunable across the band, > perhaps using a Tornado Tuner like my JK 801's have with a motorized > inductor ? But the question at hand is do I want the antenna Tall or Short > ? What is the Method behind the Madness ? :o) > > Thanks in advance, > Ron WV4P > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector