Mike,

I know DX Engineering  sells what they call "hot rods" to mount at the 
top of Hustler verticals to improve low band performance.   I guess a 
top loaded vertical, and a inverted L are just 2 different animals.

A true inverted L  for the low bands will be something like 30 or so 
feet vertical and  another 100 or so feet horizontal, and usually some 
kind of matching thing at the base,  along with a good radial system. 
Sounds to me like the suggested mod for your vertical  is to add top 
loading, and not to really make an inverted l out of it.    Either way, 
it  might make  a usable antenna for you on 160.

73, Steve KW3A

On 8/12/2014 2:51 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> Steve:=20
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> Your probably right. Sounds like a capacity hat but why would Butternut =
> use 4 wires instead of just 1?=20
> Isn't the idea to turn your vertical into an inverted L? Or is the idea =
> to create as much metal around the top of the antenna and the more wires =
> on the hat the better?=20
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> Mike=20
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