[NLRS] update---160M vert.

[Dave Aho]

This is the plan as of right now...IF I get the
loading coil wound...which should not be a
problem...using insulated wire...and the assy. bolted
together, it will be going up on top of the masting
for the porta-tower, and will be using the 25-30 feet
of tower/masting as a radiator...My Cushcraft A-3 will
be at about the 20-25 foot mark on that mast (this
should not cause any major problem I guess), and I am
borrowing a Shunt box from WB0OWT (Scott) for the base
feedline.  I am going to somehow safely string my 160
meter wire dipole all around my trailer lot using both
legs of it for essentially (2) 130-140 foot "radials".
 I again will be using a tuner for the antenna also,
so it should be okay...not perfect, but it should
work...and I should be able to load it decent for 80
and 40.  All the ideas of inverted L's and string ing
wire everywhere in teh air would be great if I had the
room...but unfortunately I dont.  Thanks for the ideas
and if I ever get out of the city and into the country
for living, I AM going to be doing a nice little
"farm".  Hope to catch as many of you as I can this
weekend.  If the 160 works good, I will be using it
again for the 160 contest in December.  In any case I
will be running essentially 160-10 meter for the
contest...I have to look, but I am not sure if I can
do contacts with the same station for points  on each
band...but in any case...it should be an interesting
one.  I may be doing some preliminary tests Friday
night...or I may go over to N0AKC's and sit in on the
moonbouncing for that contest this weekend also.  73
and thanks again for everyone's input.

      

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73, and all that jazz,


                 Dave...N9TTX


Always remember:  "It could be worse.....it could be raining."
                             Marty Feldman from "Young Frankenstein"

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