tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513094667326816455.post6856410141257100657..comments2023-06-01T08:28:20.863+01:00Comments on M1KTA's QRP ham radio blog: CQWW-160 CW QRP entryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513094667326816455.post-34280038699299048302013-02-03T16:08:42.371+00:002013-02-03T16:08:42.371+00:00Yes... if you have the time and space then it is a...Yes... if you have the time and space then it is amazing what you can do.<br /><br />I have seen one 160m installation (in UK) where some raised radials are actually galvanized barbed wire not copper.<br /><br />I was thinking at one point asking the land over to rear of garden if he might let me put up something there, and I'd buy a load of Ali wire.... but he had metal thieves in and they stole a load of stuff so I thought not worth it.<br />M1KTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944098903387301523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513094667326816455.post-5098215058692070452013-02-03T15:24:13.743+00:002013-02-03T15:24:13.743+00:00I think he's also got a full size dipole for 1...I think he's also got a full size dipole for 160m, set up as inverted V. Did you notice how many thousand of metres of wire he's got up over his plot? Amazing.<br /><br />PetePedroskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072408911708976528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513094667326816455.post-6970390050421046652013-02-03T13:59:51.760+00:002013-02-03T13:59:51.760+00:00Pete,
My long wire is 140ft (maybe too long), abt...Pete,<br /><br />My long wire is 140ft (maybe too long), abt 20ft up 120ft long and 20ft up at end. Fed against a lot of radials.<br /><br />In his article he uses an inverted L 55ft up, 80ft along dropping to 30ft agl fed aganist radials.<br /><br />DomM1KTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944098903387301523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513094667326816455.post-70183428014247412312013-02-03T11:41:37.031+00:002013-02-03T11:41:37.031+00:00Dom, I've just been reading VE3MGY's QRZ.c...Dom, I've just been reading VE3MGY's QRZ.com page. He's certainly been working hard at top band QRP for a long time! Very interesting reading, and a good article at the end of the page as well.<br />72<br />Pete M3KXZ<br />GQRP 11767<br />SKCC 10219Pedroskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11072408911708976528noreply@blogger.com