[Lowfer] Lip

[Ralph Hartwell]

>  If You remember my Vertical antenna had blown down when we last
worked and
> i was using my 160 mtr inverted L antenna
> feed line and all and had resonated it with a coil and cap.with link
> coupling to the coil. I am now back on my 50 ft.vertical with 10 ft
top hat
> and 4 ea. 10 ft ground radials with 8 ft ground rod's at end of
radials.
> apparently my inverted L did a better job. the rig is same except
power
> supply.

Could be, or it may be something at this end.  Switching back to the
other antenna should tell.

> Tomorrow if i thing about it and you are going to be listening i will
put it
> back on it.

I have the RX running 24/7 and the computer captures a screen shot every
few minutes, so just let me know when you change antannas.

> My inverted L is about 150 ft with about 45 ft. vertical.
> it is in a pine tree. I have about 75 ft of coax going to the base and
i
> just use the center conductor and leave the shield floating.on both
ends for
> 1750 mtrs.the coax is mostly horizontal..one other thing the inverted
L  far
> end points east.
> Could be the vertical section is radiating and the rest acts like a
end
> Capacitance.

You probably have a very nice top load with the horizontal section of
the L, likely better than the top hat.  I number crunched quite a bit
here before I built my antenna, and found that for my installation, at
least, a single long top load wire was equal to or better than a top
hat, and a lot less difficult to build.

73,

Ralph   W5JGV / WC2XSR / 13

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