Re: Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals

2018-02-12 Thread AB2E Darrell
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 6:02:30 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals Terry, I think Bill KH7XS just went through this exercise. That said, my (Comtek) 80m 4-square is made 100% from wire and hung in the woods as inverted L's. Ra

Re: Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals

2018-02-12 Thread Mike Smith VE9AA
Terry, I think Bill KH7XS just went through this exercise. That said, my (Comtek) 80m 4-square is made 100% from wire and hung in the woods as inverted L's. Raised radials. Seems to work. Electrons don't (really) care if you use $1000 worth of aluminum or $100 of used wire.

Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals

2018-02-12 Thread terry burge
Hi Folks, I've decided to get serious and try to put up an 80 meter 4-Square around my 117' tower of Rohn 55. Getting into my place can be a VERY SERIOUS CHALLENGE to any tandem rig so that may make getting 40' long 3" and 2" irrigation tubing difficult to deliver. I've got new steel racks