I highly recommend a simple marconi (or top loaded vertical, TEE, Etc.) for 160, even if you can only put down short radials.
I have one hanging from my mast, about 48' vertical and have managed WAS and 75 countries running 100W. Running QRP I have around 35 states and 10 DXCC. No Asia yet, but I keep trying ;o) The longest radial is 70', but most are in the 30 to 40 foot range. Impedance should run around 25 ohms and can easily be matched with any number of schemes. I also phase a pair of these on 80M with only sixteen 30' radials. It's an effective antenna. Both antennas have beat out locals running KW into inverted L's for DX. For local QSOs, they do seem to have an edge. Happy hunting on the Top Band. Julius n2wn _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
