Mike, definitely worth a go.
I had used a quarter wave raised vertical on 40 metres for some years. The
feed point was at 11 feet above ground with sixteen quarter wave radials
dropping down from 11 feet to about 7 feet but I wanted to get on 80 and 160
as well with no room for more antennas.
Depending on the exact configuration and surrounding antennas and objects
you may see some high angle radiation on 80 meters.
I use what I call a fan vertical. I have 80 and 160 meter wire elements
sharing a common feed point. The 80 meter element is 62 feet tall and the
160 meter element is
Among the south american DXCC's I need to still work are the entities below.
I thought I had worked PZ1AA in a 160 test this winter but that appeared to
have been pirate operation.
Anyone know of planned operations during our summer/their winter to take
advantage of? Maybe IARU HF?
Seem to
FYI Topbanders...tonight is the last night to
get W1AW/0 - Missouri on 160m until October.
Freq about 1826, receiving up 1. 0200-0400Z or
9-11pm Central.
There's a ton of static this time of year, so turn on
those amps if you want to be heard! :D)
73,
Charlie, N0TT
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Topband
Any chance for some SSB for us mid-west stations?
( Yes, with amplifier )
On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:00 PM, n0...@juno.com wrote:
FYI Topbanders...tonight is the last night to
get W1AW/0 - Missouri on 160m until October.
Freq about 1826, receiving up 1. 0200-0400Z or
9-11pm Central.
There's
Hi Mike,
I have a dual-band 160/80 meter vertical system that is based on 1/4-wave
verticals on 80. I switch in loading coils to make them work on 160. The
160 capability was added as an afterthought, a few years after it had been
set up for 80. Perhaps top loading would be somewhat more
Thanks all for the comments.
I am putting up a single DXE 80m 1/4 vertical. I can put out the proper
radials. I will have to add some longer ones for 160.
Now to figure out switching in and out 160 and the matching.
Mike W0MU
On 6/1/2014 10:49 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
Is this worth
Hello Mike,
There are a couple of guys in IL that have 80M zero-five verticals with
a vacuum relay at the top. The relay switches in a top loading wire to
make an inverted L/T antenna for 160M. They run the control wires down
the inside of the tubing.
On 6/2/2014 10:09 PM, W0MU Mike
Interesting stuff from you all on success of using a quarter wave vertical
for 80. Yes it does also play on topband. I am using remote relays at the
base of the vertical, I switch it from 80 meters to a base load for 160 or
to a half wave with a condenser for 40 meters. maybe not the best
On 6/2/2014 7:50 PM, Ashton Lee wrote:
Ahh to be on the East Coast. No one works 250 countries from Colorado without a
Herculean effort.
I've got a 160M antenna farm to die for, and have worked hard at it,
running legal limit. After 8 years in CA, I've worked 131, all
confirmed. Yes, it
On 6/2/2014 6:07 PM, John Kaufmann wrote:
Perhaps top loading would be somewhat more efficient on 160,
but it would be difficult electrically and mechanically to switch out top
loading on 80.
Not as difficult as you might think. Certainly worth some modeling. Add
a 80M trap at the top between
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