[160m] Working DX on 160 during the warmer months

Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com
Sun Jun 13 15:47:01 EDT 2010


> Is the information in the book complete enough to build your 8-circle
> resulting in the nice pattern at the bottom of
> http://www.w8ji.com/w8ji_rx_ants.htm? It almost looks too easy.
>
> What kind of a radial system is required?


It's a simple system but it takes a good bit of hardware Mike, like about 
1000 feet of cable just in the antenna.

The radial system just needs to be enough to provide a stable impedance. You 
don't really care about loss. I have about six radials on each antenna about 
60-70 feet long.

73 Tom 



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