"Jay in the Mojave" wrote in message
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Steveo wrote:

Hi Jay

We need a 160M interceptor now!

Hello Steveo:

OH Man, that would be 324 Feet tall, and 130 foot ground plane radials.
WOW this is a little out of my league by several neighbor hoods and
trailer parks, blocks.

But I am building a 20 meter Interceptor 10K, 5/8 wavelength ground
plane antenna. I am needing a few parts and pieces that I need to order.
Its way cheaper than driving into the Los Angles area, then having to
stop by HRO and drop way too much money. Oh lets not for get the
Bodaious Mexican Restaurant, with the High performance Marguerite's that
makes you put **** back you didn''t steal!

The nut job (really a great guy!) down the road wants a 40 meter 5/8
wavelength elevated ground plane. At 80 feet high will need to use a 50
foot push up on a insulated tower. And use wire as the ground plane
radials. Problem is he has the Doh Ray Me to do it.

Might just be easier to have a remote tuner on the 20 meter vertical and
try that first.

Jay in the Mojave


Hello Jay,

Just string up as much 10-12 gauge wire as you can. You'd be surprised what
a couple of hundred feet of wire fed against ground can do.

I did this as a kid. Several hundred feet of 8 gauge wire fed against 5
eight foot ground rods and the house heating system (radiator ground). I
was good for farther than I could receive in the daytime (a station in
Washington, DC, had to relay to me through Buffalo, NY, that I was banging
in well over S-9 at 1:00 PM!). In the evening, I was good for the lower 48.

Good to see you around in the newsgroup


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim