On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 5:50 AM, Ed Sawyer <[email protected]> wrote:
We would do better sometimes to stop talking ideal and actually help posters > when they state a question with clear compromises and limitations. In my > opinion anyway. > Okay. In my anecdotal experience, an inverted L, or in my case a T, with a single bent elevated counterpoise beats the pants off my horizontal or inverted-V wires. Specifics. I have horizontal room for a 90-foot flattop. I make this into an 80-meter dipole by with dropping 30-foot doglegs at each end. The flattop is only 46 feet high. I feed the dipole with coax. On 160, I tie the coax together and feed it against a single 134-foot counterpoise 12 feet above ground. The counterpoise runs about forty feet to back of yard and then is bent back to run by side of house toward street. Included bent angle is about 40 degrees. This arrangement works. WAS in one weekend. All continents except Europe in one weekend. Anecdotal--everyone's mileage will vary. Someday, I'm going to try to add some more counterpoises but it will be hard given my layout. Maybe a K2AV FCP or two. Bottom line. Vertical is usually better than horizontal or inverted-V. Put up the best you can manage. Most important, don't let naysayers keep you from getting on the most-fun band ever. 73, Hank, W6SX _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
