[Antennas] Long Wires

[jkolin]

Don.....shud also have given great gains in the direction of the wire ends on 40 & up!Jay....NE2Q
-------- Original message --------From: Don Havlicek <n8de at thepoint.net> Date: 4/29/20  6:05 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: f.t.forbush at gmail.com Cc: jkolin <jkolin at optonline.net>, ANTENNA Reflector <Antennas at mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Antennas] Long Wires 30 years ago, living in Indiana, my Low Band antenna was over 1200 feet long, centered with open-wire line, and each half was part of an extended double Zepp, with an additional 1/2 wave for 80 meters, separated by a 1/4-wave section.Worked like gangbusters on 80 and 160.73,DonN8DESent from my Verizon Motorola SmartphoneOn Apr 29, 2020 5:35 PM, Fred Forbush <f.t.forbush at gmail.com> wrote:>> Would be great to experiment with this portable in a big field!> -- Fred, k6kub>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 6:02 AM jkolin <jkolin at optonline.net> wrote:>> > Anyone have experience with longwires of 6 or more wavelengths?Modeling> > shows over ground shows good t/o angle lowering with greater lengths.For> > example 18° take off at 3.79mhz with 841 ft wire at 70 feet high.  Few have> > the room but there may be some that have tried real Long wires.Jay....NE2Q> > ______________________________________________________________> > Antennas mailing list> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:Antennas at mailman.qth.net> >> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html> ______________________________________________________________> Antennas mailing list> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/antennas> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> Post: mailto:Antennas at mailman.qth.net>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html