Grant and Joel, Thanks for the feedback.
I have a stockpile of wire that's not doing me any good sitting in my garage, so it sounds to me like probably the best thing is to add some more on-ground radials (to some extent) and focus on improving my RX since I do not yet have a dedicated RX antenna. 73 de Greg N3ZL On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 12:04 PM Greg Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Topbanders, > > I just got my 160m antenna back up after being off the band for a while, > just in time for the pre-Stew this past weekend. It is an inverted "J" with > I'd estimate 90ish feet more-or-less vertical over the tallest tree in my > back yard. I've got a decent number of on-ground radials laid down from > previous years, but I plan to add some elevated radials this season. > > There are a few things I'm not sure of. Do I raise the base of the vertical > to the height of the elevated radials -- 48" inches or so? Do I leave it on > the ground and slope up from the base of the vertical to reach the elevated > height a short distance away? Is there any reason not to combine a mix of > on-ground and elevated radials? > > Thanks in advance. > > 73 de Greg N3ZL > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
