K4EOR
George Averill
Cataula, GA

Hi, John,
Well, the little antenna has been up for about four years now and still standing tall.  I used it off and on for a brief period during the last ARRL 160M contest.  I've attached the log.  The XYL captured me most of the time to put up Christmas decorations!  HI!
 
I hope you will be willing to share some readings from your antenna with me for comparison.  I think my SWR is high.  I attached the sections together with spade connectors, but I just cleaned and tightened these.  They are attached with crimps so that may be the problem although the crimps seem tight. I probably need to remove a few feet to raise the resonant frequency a bit.
 
The band was wall to wall for the contest.  I'm always amazed how well 160 works when folks will get on the air.
 
FREQ    SWR
1.785    1.6    Lowest dip
1.794    1.7
1.801    1.8
1.807    1.9
1.810    2.0
1.816    2.1
1.818    2.2
1.823    2.3
1.825    2.4
1.830    2.5
1.831    2.6
1.834    2.7
1.837    2.8
1.840    2.9
1.842    3.0
1.845    3.1
 
73, George 
K4EOR
Cataula, GA

K4EOR's Contest Summary Report for CQ-160
 Created by N3FJP's CQ WW 160 Contest Log
 Version 3.8  www.n3fjp.com

 Total Contacts = 100
 Total Points = 7,945

 Operating Period: 2015/01/23 23:34 - 2015/01/25 03:57

 

 Total Contacts by Band and Mode:

 Band       CW   Phone     Dig   Total       %
 ----       --   -----     ---   -----     ---
  160      100       0       0     100     100
            --   -----     ---   -----     ---
 Total     100       0       0     100     100

 

 Total Contacts by State \ Prov:

 State       Total     %
 -----       -----   ---
 TN              8     8
 MD              6     6
 VA              6     6
 MI              5     5
 NC              5     5
 NY              5     5
 ON              5     5
 MA              4     4
 OH              4     4
 PA              4     4
 TX              4     4
 AR              3     3
 AZ              3     3
 GA              3     3
 IN              3     3
 MO              3     3
 QC              3     3
 WI              3     3
 AL              2     2
 FL              2     2
 IA              2     2
 KY              2     2
 MN              2     2
 NJ              2     2
                 1     1
 CO              1     1
 CT              1     1
 IL              1     1
 KS              1     1
 LA              1     1
 MB              1     1
 NH              1     1
 NM              1     1
 WA              1     1
 WV              1     1

 Total = 34

 

 Total Contacts by Country:

 Country                      Total     %
 -------                      -----   ---
 USA                             91    91
 Canada                           8     8
 Cayman Is.                       1     1

 Total = 3

 

 Total Contacts by CQ Zone:

 CQ Zone   Total     %
 -------   -----   ---
 05           48    48
 04           46    46
 03            5     5
 08            1     1

 Total = 4