Hello low banders. My name is Jaan and I have been reading all kinds of interesting things regarding propagation, antennas and other topics here on this reflector. I hope to receive some valuable comments, recflections and also hands on experience on my question.
Last winter I became active on 160 and found it very exciting with propagation and activity on this band. What I would like to ask is what would You propose for antenna? Background: I have a tower that is 137ft. or 42m tall. It is triangular 1ft 10inches or 40cm wide. The tower is guy wired at three levels with non-isolated wire. The foundation is a concrete slab on on rocky ground. The surroundings is quite flat and conductivity is perhaps not the best. About 1/2 mile away I have the Baltic Ocean in almost 360 degrees. My question is what options do I have to build a good TX antenna out of this? What can I do? On RX side I will use separate antennas. I could think of isolating the guy wires or replace them for non-conductive type. I'm not sure if it possible to isolate the base today. Shunt fed the tower, use it as a folded monopole? Or should I just use the tower as a support for a L-antenna? 73 de Jaan, SM0OEK _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
