[AMRadio] Valiant and Loop progress

[Jim Wilhite]

In Belton I had about 38 ft vertical with base loading that I could tap for 
75.  Worked just fine.  I then added a cap hat and retapped the coil for 
160.  There were about 18-20 radials under it and I didn't have any trouble 
talking to whomever I could hear.

You can use rope to guy and run about 25 ft. down each rope for the cap hat 
or a single wire for an inverted L.  Be sure to mechanically fasten each 
seam by a jumper strap or metal screw through each section into the other.

73  Jim
W5JO


> Barry Sherwood wrote:
>
>>Years ago we used the top rail of chain link fences.
>>They were 21ft lengths. Two of them bolted together
>>made a great vertical for 40/75 meters. Definitely had
>>to be guyed though. Just a thought!
>>
>>Barry Sherwood
>>KF5GC
>>
>
> Just out of idle curiosity more than anything else, Barry, 42' for a 75m 
> veritcal?
>
> seems kinda short, don't it?
>
> Unless there was some base-loading happening, and then removed for 40m 
> operation...
>
> just thinking out loud, I 'spose...
>
>
> ---
> 73 = Best Regards,
> -Geoff/W5OMR
>