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Simple Ham Radio Antennas-160m Vertical Antenna. Post #949.

160m Vertical Antenna  (http://k6mn.com/pages/ant-v-160.html). Accessed on 11 November 2016, 20:40 hrs, UTC. Author:  K6MN. Please click link or enter the title URL into your browser search box. Comment: 160 meter antennas can be intimidating.  A full quarter wavelength vertical for "The Gentlemen's Band" can be a high as 135 feet/41.15 meters. Even a horizontal dipole or inverted vee can challenging. K6MN has solved this problem by designing, building, and using a vertical helix for 160 meters.  Iv'e use such an arrangement for my 80 meter vertical, and, with a good ground radial system, I can do quite nicely on 80 meters.  K6MN takes that idea and models it for 160 meters. This antenna is suitable for restricted land areas and housing governed by CC&Rs and HOAs.  His final product is "stealthy" and blends in well with the trees on his property. In this post, we find a complete photographic step-by-step tutorial, a list of materials, and pl