[Antennas] Inductively loaded Dipole vs. Zig-Zag Dipole

k0occ at comcast.net k0occ at comcast.net
Mon Jan 22 14:52:32 EST 2007


I have about 140 feet between two trees to put up a 160 meter antenna. Would really appreciate the benefit of  experiences and opinions as to what might be better option for general purpose 160 antenna.

A) Inductively loaded short dipole 140 feet long, 40 feet high (loading coils in middle of legs). (feed with 450 ohm ladder line.)

B) Zig-Zag dipole 240 feet long, 140 feet in street line 40 feet high, and ends bent sideways and down. (feed with 450 ohm ladder line)

In net, am I better off using loading coils on shorter antenna, or bending the longer antenna to fit space?

TNX & 73   

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Ernie, k0occ 
Atlanta, GA


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