I share your opinions and sentiments, Greg! Over the years I've worked some pretty good stuff around the world on 160 with inverted- Ls held up by trees, running a bit less power than you - abt 500-600W out from a home-brew 3-500Z.
73, Charlie, K4OTV -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg Chartrand Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 5:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: Effect of trees- tree appreciation I love my trees. They have held up my 160 antennas at my QTH for the last 18 years. For them to make a significant impact on my ability to transmit, they would have to absorb at least 3db (750 watts). If any of them have absorbed that amount of power, I suspect they would have gone up in flaming glory long ago. Obviously its less than 3 db and probably less than 1 db. I suspect I loose far more DB's in my Teflon like volcanic soil that the trees will ever contribute. In any case, THANK YOU TREES for being there for me! Greg --------------------------------------------------------- Greg Chartrand - W7MY Richland, WA. W7MY Home Page: http://webpages.charter.net/w7my/ > _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector
