Phil will you please send me a copy of your article.
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: 160m


> Tom,
>
> I have tried a number of 160 meter antennas from a shunt fed 55 foot
tower,
> to an 85 foot sloper with a coil at the tower end to make it seem longer,
to
> a short 32 foot vertical with a 12 foot capasity hat which I sent a
> description to World Radio many years ago and they printed it.  It is
right
> down amazing the short antennas that will work on 160 meters.  I even took
a
> G5RV and added 20 feet of wire to either end and with a tuner, I could
tune
> 160 meters.  It was very narrow and I had to retune about every 5 to 10
kHz
> but that's just about true with any short antenna on the top band.  I even
> had a three way quarter wave sloper switchable antenna for 80 meters once,
> each leg was about 60 feet long, and I used to tune just one of those legs
> through my tuner on 160 and I worked Hawaii on side band one night and got
a
> 5 6 signal report.  I used to get, with the same short wired grounded to
the
> tower, 20 over 9 reports from Utah.  I can send you a copy of my article
> about the 32 foot vertical if you like.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>