[Antennas] Best Performing 160 Meter Antenna

[Greg Taylor]

I have been using an Inverted L on 160 for about 5 years. It goes up the 
side of my tower to abour 55 feet and out and slightly downwardly sloping 
another 110 feet. anchored to a clothsline post. I have a 10 to 1000 Pf 
motorized vacuum varible capacitor at the base of the antenna in series. A 
switch in the shack to control the capacitor. I then run coax from the 
shack. The shield of the coax at the feed point of the antenna goes to 
ground. I also have 6 ground radials about 120 ft long. It works well for me 
and it should work well for anyone.

73 de

WE9M Greg

we9m at arrl.net
http://my.hsonline.net/~gtaylor/index-2.htm

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."
Edmund Burke (1729-1797)

All messages and attachments are scanned with Norton Anti-Virus.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <wa1tjb at yahoo.com>
To: <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject: [Antennas] Best Performing 160 Meter Antenna


I want very badly to put up a 160 meter transmit
antenna for use this winter.  I have a 1 meter
diameter loop for receive that I think will work quite
well, but I have nothing for transmitting. My current
situation is:

1.  I have a great rig (Icom 756 ProIII) but need to
run barefoot (no bucks for an afterburner).
2.  I live on a lot with only one tree that is fairly
tall.  I have a 50 mast mounted to my deck.
3.  Although I have 314 feet across the back of my
yard, my house is located almost on the property line
on one side of the lot, so mounting a dipole may be a
problem because the feedpoint would be quite far into
the yard.

Any suggestions on what would be a good antenna?  I
really want to chase DX on 160.  I have considered a
Carolina Windom and a Butter HB-9V vertical, but I
want to here what everyone thinks.

Tnx es 73 de Gary
WA1TJB



__________________________________
Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
http://mail.yahoo.com
______________________________________________________________
Antennas mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html
Post: mailto:Antennas at mailman.qth.net