In Belton I had about 38 ft vertical with base loading that I could tap for
75. Worked just fine. I then added a cap hat and retapped the coil for
160. There were about 18-20 radials under it and I didn't have any trouble
talking to whomever I could hear.
You can use rope to guy and run about 25 ft. down each rope for the cap hat
or a single wire for an inverted L. Be sure to mechanically fasten each
seam by a jumper strap or metal screw through each section into the other.
73 Jim
W5JO
Barry Sherwood wrote:
Years ago we used the top rail of chain link fences.
They were 21ft lengths. Two of them bolted together
made a great vertical for 40/75 meters. Definitely had
to be guyed though. Just a thought!
Barry Sherwood
KF5GC
Just out of idle curiosity more than anything else, Barry, 42' for a 75m
veritcal?
seems kinda short, don't it?
Unless there was some base-loading happening, and then removed for 40m
operation...
just thinking out loud, I 'spose...
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73 = Best Regards,
-Geoff/W5OMR
