Hello all, this is my first time posting to this group. I would like
to try 160 meters this winter and was trying to get some ideas on what
type of antenna I should use. Let me tell you about my lay out first,
My lot is 100ft. wide by 800ft
Deep. Of that I can use about 400 feet of it to hang an antenna. I now
have a 136 ft. OCF windom up about 45 feet, and it works great on
80m-40m-20m-17m-12m and 10m. I only us the tuner on my TS-940SAT to
tune my OCF windom with no problems. I was thinking about putting up a
160 meter dipole. If I would hang a 160 meter dipole up 136 feet or so
of it would run next to the OCF windom that is up now, at least within
50 ft. of it. But I could get the 160 meter dipole up maybe 10 or
more feet above the windom. Would this be ok? Are there any other
antennas that might do the job? I have alot of trees on my land. Any
ideas are welcome. Thanks, Dale

"Dale" wrote in message
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Hi Dale - most important is the distances you want to work and your
available space.

If you want local groundwave or far DX then go for a top loaded vertical (or
tower) with a good ground system (maybe supplemented by a low noise
receiving antenna, eg loop or Beverage).

You need the vertical component for groundwave and low angle for DX.

If you want medium distances (100-500km?), then some sort of dipole or
endfed would be fine. But this same setup would be lousy for local (little
groundwave) or DX (straight up angle of radiation).

An inverted L is a good all-purpose antenna, provide the vertical bit is
fairly long.

And me? I'm confined to an indoor magnetic loop for 160m, just 1.4m
diameter!

73, Peter VK3YE

http://www.qsl.net/vk3ye