[Lowfer] Antenna design idea question

[Michael Lodico]

Good morning all you Lowfer's out there.

I am trying to plan for an antenna for this winter and came up with an 
idea based upon what a ham did for a shortened 80 meter vertical.  The 
plan is as follows:  you take a 1/2 wavelength of wire and wind it on a 
rod like a solenoid so that it is shortened considerably.  He claims 
that it performs quite well.

What I have in mind is to take 4 lengths of PVC heavy wall pipe, 4", 3", 
2" and 1 1/2", and wind a 1/2 wavelength of wire over the 40' length.  I 
would do this in 10' lengths and dope the windings in place to hold them 
and then connect them together at each joint.  At the top I would add a 
10' diameter capacitor hat.  By using the different diameters this gives 
me  anchor points for  Dacron guys.

My question is has anybody tried this?  Is it a feasible design idea 
worth pursuing?  Any comments or feedback would be greatly appreciated.

73,
Mike
K1EG