CAROLINA WINDOM 160

Get no respect on 160? Try a 'CW 160'

It isn't easy to put out a respectable signal on 160 meters. It may be even harder on 80 meters because everyone has a strong signal. The CAROLINA WINDOM 160 comes to the rescue. The CAROLINA WINDOM is the antenna that has helped put many 160 and 80 meter stations on the map.

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Go with a winner and break away from the pack. Put up your own CAROLINA 160. Then send out for a new supply of QSL cards.

Specifications

Frequency Coverage		160 - 10 meters + 30, 17, 12 WARC
Gain		As much as 10 dBd* reported at most installations
Radiator Length		Horizontal 265' and the Vertical Radiator is 22'
Feed line		50 ohm coaxial cable, RG-8X recommended
Matching method		Dedicated matching transformer + user's transmatch
Transmatch needed		Yes
SWR		Low, adjust with transmatch
Power Rating		1500 watts CW/SSB *
Recommended feed point height		40' usable at 35'
Radials		Not required

* CW/SSB duty-cycle only. Not rated for AM, FM, RTTY or other high duty-cycle modes.

* Based on user reports and field evaluations and is due primarily to the Vertical Radiator system and size (in wavelengths) of the antenna.

How does the CAROLINA WINDOM 160 compare with other antennas?

Support Configurations

With 256 feet of wire, a Flat-top or Inverted-V are about the only support options available. On the low bands, the CAROLINA WINDOM 160's rivals are few, but you need a lot of room to put one up.

It will not hurt the antenna's efficiency if you bend the ends of the antenna slightly to make it fit into the space you have. Just keep the vertical radiator in the clear and the wire as high as possible.

This antenna is optimized for the lower bands. For even better performance on the bottom bands only, special VERTICAL RADIATORS , optimized for 80 or 40 meters, are available.