[Antennas] Best Performing 160 Meter Antenna

[David W Sher]

You could also put up three or four wires, I would guess at least 1/2
wave long at the lowest band, feed with open wire line, and switch
adjacent pairs for some directivity; the remaining wire (or two, if you
are using four, and short them together) will act as a reflector.  Wish I
had the land and pole instead of my suburban 125' x 55' lot, complete
with a house and a red maple that my wife would shoot me if I ever had it
cut down!

Dave    W9LYA
Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar.  S. Freud

On Mon,  3 Oct 2005 22:54:59 -0400 (EDT) "Ron W7MRR"
<pacificcommonwealth at excite.com> writes:
> 
> Hi Gary:
> 
>    I've read the many responses you have gotten and if I had to pick 
> one, I'd go with the Inverted L if you are looking for a good 
> overall 160 meter antenna.
> 
>    However, it might be good to make a couple of other observations: 
>  First, if you don't mind a directional antenna, you have the 
> ability to put up a vee antenna which would have gain, albeit 
> directional, on most bands.  It would be fed from the pole you 
> mention in your inqury.
> 
>    A second possibility would be to put up an end fed longwire, 
> again directional with gain on multiple bands and fed from the pole 
> top at your home.  Just remember, it will be very directional - kind 
> of like pointing a gun in the direction of the non-fed end of the 
> antenna.  
> 
>    Lastly, if you have a 50 foot mast on your house, you could also 
> put up a 80-6 meter discone antenna.  This would not require a tuner 
> and would offer broadband coverage for all frequencies between 80 
> and 6 meters.  No radials needed.
> 
>    Good luck and have fun.  Antennas are about the only part of ham 
> radio left that still offers a challange that you can address as 
> good as any store bought antenna. 
> 
> Ron W7MRR
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  --- On Fri 09/30, Gary Smith < wa1tjb at yahoo.com > wrote:
> From: Gary Smith [mailto: wa1tjb at yahoo.com]
> To: antennas at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 12:51:25 -0700 (PDT)
> Subject: [Antennas] Best Performing 160 Meter Antenna
> 
> I want very badly to put up a 160 meter transmit<br>antenna for use 
> this winter.  I have a 1 meter<br>diameter loop for receive that I 
> think will work quite<br>well, but I have nothing for transmitting. 
> My current<br>situation is:<br><br>1.  I have a great rig (Icom 756 
> ProIII) but need to<br>run barefoot (no bucks for an 
> afterburner).<br>2.  I live on a lot with only one tree that is 
> fairly<br>tall.  I have a 50 mast mounted to my deck.<br>3.  
> Although I have 314 feet across the back of my<br>yard, my house is 
> located almost on the property line<br>on one side of the lot, so 
> mounting a dipole may be a<br>problem because the feedpoint would be 
> quite far into<br>the yard.<br><br>Any suggestions on what would be 
> a good antenna?  I<br>really want to chase DX on 160.  I have 
> considered a<br>Carolina Windom and a Butter HB-9V vertical, but 
> I<br>want to here what everyone thinks.<br><br>Tnx es 73 de 
> Gary<br>WA1TJB<br><br><br>               
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