I had a 160 meter inverted V up at 90 for a number of years. Sometimes it worked but overall it was useless. I took it down years ago.
Now, I use a Hi-Z 8 and Waller Flag at 95 feet for receive and a 100 ft shunt fed tower for XMIT. It is all light years ahead of the Inverted V... Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2020, at 10:18 AM, cqtestk4xs--- via Topband > <[email protected]> wrote: > > My place in Hawaii was sloped more than about 99% of all locations...a drop > of 1100 feet to sea level around 6000 feet away. It does make a difference. > I had the same slope up hill as down and i can tell you 100% for sure the > slope makes a difference. I used a bent full size vertical wire for 160 and > downhiull was far better. It would be worth the extra coax if you had a > pretty significant slope. > > Bill K4XS/KH7XS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Josuweit <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Jun 21, 2020 1:53 pm > Subject: Topband: Sloping Ground > > Looking for some advice from some of you who have been there and done that > before. I'm looking at moving my 160M inverted L to a new location that > would be approximately 100 feet ASL higher and be on top of a hill with > nearly perfect sloping ground in all directions. This would change my coax > run length from 130 feet to 620 feet. I'm looking at LMR400 to meet my loss > and budget needs. Is the move to sloping ground worth the extra work and > coax loss?? > > > > Thanks > > Sam(N3XZ) > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
