[Antennas] simple 160 ant.
Myles
mpb1 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 4 10:50:34 EDT 2004
In all my years on the air, I have never been on 160. I would like to try it this winter, but not looking to spend a great deal of time on a complex antenna. I just bought a set of Unadilla KW80F - 80 meter traps. I have an 80 meter inverted V now - apex at 70ft, I have trees that will allow the longer wire and will have the ends about 30 feet off the ground. I know this is not the ideal antenna, but it should at least get me on 160.
My questions are:
Do I make the 80 mtr section longer or shorter when using traps ?
Do I make the overall length as if I were building a dipole for 160 ?
Would I be better to just make a separate 160 inverted V and forget the traps ?
Is the formula (468/F) correct for a trapped dipole/inverted V ?
Any comments would be helpful.
Thanks,
Myles - W1IKO
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