[Antennas] - inverted L- my 65 ft version

Fri Oct 29 13:06:58 EDT 2004

I used a 65 ft long 80M inverted L for years with very good results, as a 
stealth antenna hidden in a grove of trees behind the house, fed against a 
small short radial system and slung over a tree branch at the 30 ft level. 
 the horizontal leg runs roughly horizontally to a tree at the perimeter of 
the woods. Nice dx and stateside antenna for 80, but poor as it is on 
160. 

If I had a higher tree branch Id have put up a longer vertical leg.

Lengthening the horizontal leg to one qtr wavelength or 3/8ths produced 
poor results.
Perhaps if I had more real estate to lay out a quarter wave radial or two 
might have helped.

But the 80M antenna worked great on 80. Could not get it to load up on 40 
however. 

W3HKK