80m Full Size vertical

After moving to this QTH (Vladslo) I wanted to start DXing on the low bands.

Like always searching my friend Mr Google.

Full-size is big really big.

After some searching and ordering some aluminium tubes at my lovely wife’s home depot I could start building it.

 

It’s not that hard to build a vertical antenna but I must say I underestimated the weight and the height it became.

After the build I realized I could not get it of the ground by myself so made some sort of winch system to erect it.

 It was for me a really big vertical.

 

I had to be tighten with cord at deferent levels too keep is securely.

It was not a failing system because I made some very nice DX contacts with it.

After some months and some windy days I decided that it's has to come down.

 

So again searching on my friend Mr google for a better and workable solution.

 

why not try inverted L?

 

My email is my call (at) telenet.be