[Antennas] - inverted L- my 65 ft version

[W3HKK at aol.com]

I used a 65 ft long  80M inverted L for years with very  good results, as a 
stealth antenna  hidden in a grove of trees behind the  house, fed against   a  
small short radial system  and   slung over a tree branch at the 30 ft level. 
 the horizontal leg runs  roughly horizontally to  a tree at the perimeter of 
the  woods.    Nice dx and stateside antenna for 80, but  poor as  it is on 
160.  
 
If I had a higher tree branch Id have  put up  a  longer vertical leg.
 
Lengthening the  horizontal leg to  one qtr  wavelength or 3/8ths  produced 
poor results.
Perhaps if I had more real estate to lay out a quarter   wave radial or two 
might have helped.
 
But the  80M antenna worked great on 80.  Could not  get it to load up on 40 
however. 
 
W3HKK