"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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Possible dum question alert!

I've been thinking about verticals lately, and am curious about a
vertical for 80 meters.

Specifically, I am wondering about putting a vertical in one of my trees
in the yard. I have *big* trees, 80-90 feet tall, and could put a full

Mike,

I did that on 40 meters. Hung a vertical from the branch of a 90 foot tulip
tree. Since the antenna was short enough, I had elevated radials. My
suggestion is that once you get a rope over a branch, put up both the
vertical and an inverted V. My guess is that most of the time the inverted V
will blow away the vertical.

Tam/WB2TT