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KJ3N
06-09-2011, 03:17 PM
Start here (http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?300226-Top-loaded-80m-vertical-calculations&p=2264067#post2264067) and read this (http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?300226-Top-loaded-80m-vertical-calculations&p=2264578#post2264578) on page 2.

Does it really matter what Q the coil is? You're getting "only" 200 miles on 75 because of the size and height of the antenna, not what Q the coil has.

The reason 40 is working better is because the size and effective height on that band is better than it is on 80m.

Is it me, or does the second linked post show a lack of understanding about antennas as it pertains to effective height above ground?
W3WN
06-09-2011, 03:20 PM
It's not you.
KG4CGC
06-09-2011, 04:21 PM
It's not you.
It's the heat.
W5RB
06-09-2011, 04:26 PM
It's the heat.

It's not the heat , it's the __________ .
KG4CGC
06-09-2011, 04:57 PM
It's not the heat , it's the __________ .
ball sweat
NQ6U
06-09-2011, 08:50 PM
ball sweat

But it's a dry ball sweat.
kb2vxa
06-10-2011, 05:24 PM
My nuts itch.
N2NH
06-12-2011, 10:28 PM
It's not the heat , it's the __________ .

knobs.
ki4itv
06-12-2011, 10:38 PM
well that didn't take long. :lol:
N2NH
06-12-2011, 10:51 PM
I was tempted to go with this instead... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kRs7F2bJgo) (NSFW)
W3MPS
06-24-2011, 10:21 PM
It's the heat.

Well, sort of. First you have to run it through the following set of scientific truths:


The angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the mass of the ass.

Consequently, the heat of the meat is dependent on the mass of the ass.