[PaQSO] [PaQSO]160, portable

Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:17:00 EST

In a message dated 03/05/2003 15:02:05 Eastern Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:

<<  For all who caught the discussions last year, the Alpha-Delta DX-CC 
antenna worked very well
 as an inverted V last year on everything but 160.  I still have to try 
shorting the center conductor
 & shield together and working it against ground. >>
Speaking of 160--what has worked well for the portable ops on that band?  At 
N3GWR(/3 PIK) we've tried (low, i.e. 40') an inverted-V, 80 meter dipole fed 
with ladder line (both as short dipole and with feedline shorted, and an 
inverted-L.   NOTHING seems to work on 160.   RX signals are usually strong.
We do well on other bands.   Ideas? 

73, Blair k3yd