----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike(W5UC)" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 6:55 AM Subject: Re: Topband: Inverted L Question
> Good Morning Lloyd & All: > > You have described my 160 & 80 meter antennas almost exactly. The > vertical part of my L is about 3 feet away from the tower at the top, > and approximately 2 feet away at the bottom. I also have a 80 meter > vertical wire on the other side of my tower. The 80 meter wire is > approximately 3 feet from the tower at both ends. -------------------cut----------------------------------- Hi Mike and the Group.... Sounds like mine as well with the exception of the 80 meter wire and fewer radials. Which concerns me a bit because I had considered loading the tower after I put it up but didn't because I was told the Force 12 yagi was not well suited for that and that I would probably blow something up. (insulated elements and ferrite bead balun) With that in mind I placed all the coax on the outside of the tower....5 runs of LMR 600 and abandoned that idea. (strike two)... So I ran the L and it has worked OK with 1kw. But what am I doing to the other antennas and feedlines? What to do now... Cecil K5DL _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
