And, from what I understand, as straight as you can make them as well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: Really Big Transmitters


> beverage style antennas yeh.
> less than 5FT off the ground and as long as you can make them.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:44 AM
> Subject: Re: Really Big Transmitters
> 
> 
>> Russ Kiehne writes:
>>> I was wondering, what are you using for an antenna on longwave?
>> 
>> A very, very poor antenna for now. It is the three guy
>> wires on my tower electrically tied together. When we get some
>> milder weather, I plan to change that to an inverted V type
>> configuration. I have heavy insulators designed to be load
>> bearing on each end of each guy wire and each wire is about 55
>> feet long so it still will not be very efficient on long wave.
>> Some of the really good long wave antennas are large coils or
>> loops of wire on a big frame which I should probably try some
>> time to see if I hear anything more than I do now.
>> 
>> Short of hitting the jack pot and buying a huge ranch
>> out in the country, all my low-frequency antennas will be
>> extreme compromises.
>> 
>> By the way, I hear that long-wave antennas work well
>> when run just above the ground. Low-frequency RF does not
>> propagate via the same mechanisms that HF does.