Fellow Radiators:

The CQ 160m contest is over. I used the 160m helical. About 70' (21
meters) of house wire wound around a 10' tall and 1 1/2 " (3.8cm)
diameter plastic pipe. From the top of the pipe 70' more of wire was
strung across the yard and garden never more than 3 meters high.
Under the plastic pipe were 4 radials ( a couple at 10m and a
couple at 20m long) winding around the yard and garden. The radials
were buried under snow.
Running at 5 watts, the antenna covered a radius of 800km with
several contacts out to 1000km. Please remember, these contacts were
with real contest stations. I tried increasing power to make contacts
further away, but to no avail.
I heard stations as distant as 3200km.
This is fun
Now my 40m helical will replace the 160m helical for some everyday
use. My HB 40m helical has 21 meters of house wire on a 2m piece of
plastic pipe with a pie tin top hat.
Good Luck everyone !
Steve, NU7T