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is a short helical antenna for the 160 metre amateur
radio band. The top hat is just 12 feet above the ground.
It is loaded against two 3 foot earth rods. Inspiration for this antenna came from the book On SSB running a power of 30 watts PEP, I have had good signal reports from Somerset, Cornwall, South Wales, and Scotland. Of course reports are a couple of s points or so less than a full quarter wave but it's a perfectly usable antenna given fair conditions. If you want to know how I made it click next. |
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