[Antennas] 160mtrs on small lot

Mon May 16 17:58:58 EDT 2005

You're right...I didn't read the article.....
I have to admit I am not a fan of small antennas though....guess its because
I have been around AM towers most of my life 
But then the average ham cannot have such an antenna and ground plane either
:)
I would think a decent vertical (30-50ft tall) with top loading would be
more efficient though....
Chris
WB5ITT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike McCarthy, W1NR [mailto:lists at w1nr.net] 
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 4:37 PM
> To: 'CBoone'; 'Mel Vance'; 'Antenna reflector list'
> Subject: RE: [Antennas] 160mtrs on small lot
>> Better read the articles. I am talking TRANSMITTING loops 
> here. One that covers 160 and 80 is about 15ft diameter. 
> The biggest issue is the high voltages at the feed point. 
> 100W is not too much of a problem. But legal limit requires 
> big vacuum variables or home made tuning capacitors. They 
> also need to be remotely controlled because of the narrow 
> bandwidth involved. But for its size, there is nothing more 
> efficient IMHO.
>> Mike, W1NR 
>