Mike,

I don't have any experience with any of the antennas you mention, but 
perhaps an inverted L would be better than the long wire.  For long haul 
stuff on 160, vertical antennas are the way to go.   You would get that 
from the inverted L, or the other 2 antennas you mention.

I'm using what is probably the worst antenna for 160, a loaded dipole 
that isn't very high.  You have a better location than me, and would 
probably do well no matter what antenna you use.

While there is plenty of SSB activity, and even DX, my experience is 
that CW is the better mode on this band.  I have 19 DXCC countries on 
160 SSB worked, and 60 countries on CW.   Only country I worked on phone 
that I couldn't repeat on CW was Gambia.

Of course, your location may give you nice  SSB contacts into western 
Europe, that I could only dream about.

Good luck.  Now is the time to do something before the snow flies.

Do you know what the bandwidth would be for  the Zero 5 antenna with the 
optional coil?

73, Steve KW3A

On 9/30/2015 11:35 AM, Michael Ryan wrote:
> Hi all:
>
> This may open up a flood gate but what are your decent 160M antennas and experiences with these?
> I'm hoping to put up a 330 foot long wire on a 20 foot high mast in a few weeks but not sure how well it will get out with 4 or 500W. I think another favorite is the Hy-gain high towers, which are 50 feet tall with a coil and require radials. There's now a coil I can buy for my Zero Five vertical which makes it a better performer on 160 with radials. I'm pretty sure I could get this coil and some radials for 160 for a 3RD the cost of the Hy-gain high tower.
>
> 73:
> Mike DE VO1AX
>