For those who are antenna challenged, don't sell a 160m inverted-vee at low height too short.
My 160m antenna at the moment is an inverted-vee at an apex of 45 feet. Additionally, the last third of each end is at 90 degrees to the main portion and horizontal at only 7 feet or so off the ground. It's what fits on the property. In the CQ 160m CW contest in January 2017. I came away with 44 states (missed ME, ID, NE and AK), 7 Canadian provinces (VE9, VY2, VE2, VE3, VE5, VE6 and VE7) and 17 DXCC entities (mostly Caribbean, Central America, Mexico and South America, with a few Europeans, a North African and a KH6 in the mix). I was seldom #1 in a pile-up, but eventually I usually got through with 800 Watts to the inv-vee. It's better than no antenna. Carl K9LA _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector