Gentlemen: I am trying to assist a friend from my local radio club in his efforts to get his station on 160. He has a 43 foot vertical with 60 ground mounted radials, and an AATU at the base. He sends DC on the coax to operate the AATU.
I would think that it might be possible to add a horizontal wire at the top, and switch in the additional length to convert the vertical into an inverted L for 160, but the specifics of how best to do this are not clear to me. I imagine a vacuum relay would be the best method, but where should it be located, and so on. Rather than trying a number of possible things that might work (but not very well), I am asking the experts on this list to provide the best method, with specific instructions as to how to accomplish this, or provide a reasonable alternative method that would produce successful results on 160. I can furnish my friend's email for direct contact with him. Many thanks in advance for your assistance. 73, Fred W2AAB _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
