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Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:10:16 -0400
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Re: 160M long wire formula
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Mike,

Here's a page from W8JI you might find interesting:

http://www.w8ji.com/long_wire_antenna.htm
I know an inverted L is very popular on 160, that might be another way 
to go.

73, Steve KW3A




On 8/12/2014 9:41 AM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> Hi all:=20
>
> I call my radial field and vertical antenna out back of my cottage my =
> antenna farm. LOL=20
> I know its not a real antenna farm as I guess to have a real antenna =
> farm, you need more than 1. LOL=20
> At any rate, I'm going to put down a couple of 65 foot radials in a =
> couple of weeks to help the verticals performance on 80M and I'm going =
> to put up a long wire for 160M, incase the conditions are to windy to =
> put up my vertical for the CQWW SSB contest the last weekend of October.=20=
>
> Anyone have a formula in calculating the length of a 160M long wire?=20
>
> TNX 73:=20
> Mike VO1AX=20
>
>
>

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