Hi Steve, what in your experience are the "most frequently frequented
frequencies on 160Meters? Thanks, Danny Dyer, Wb4idu.
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From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: 160m


>     Tom,
>
> What you are trying  to do  turns the antenna into  something like a top
> loaded Marconi.   The entire feedline becomes the radiating element and
the
> 102 foot wire becomes the capacity hat.   Some guys do it, but why bother?
> It needs a *very* good ground at the transmitter end.   More than just a
> wire running to a ground rod.   You can make it load up, but how
successful
> will you be?
>
> In roughly the same space you can run a shortened dipole that will
resonant
> on 160 and give you good results without  trying to reinvent the wheel.
>
> I tried  the g5rv thing a few years ago with modest results in QSO's and
> fantastic results in  RFI due to poor ground.  The loaded dipole I'm now
> running is 124 ft. total with 106  across the top and 18 hanging down from
> one end.   With 100 watts and just puttering around in some 160 contests,
> I've nailed 47 states and 25 countries.   I'm glad I chucked the G5RV.
>
> 73 Steve KW3A