gareth wrote:
What is the recommended practice these days for Top Band antennae for
restricted spaces?

That kind of depends on what you mean by "restricted spaces", but in
general you put up the tallest radiator you can assuming the ground
in your area is at least half way decent. Unless you are in a high
wind area, it is pretty trivial to get up to around 10 to 15 meters
tall with decent aluminum and no guys.

Many years ago (50?) it was to adapt a mobile area for fised station use.

I assume you meant mobile antenna, which is very short; a radiator that
is 4 meters tall, or about the height of a single story house, will
easily outperform a mobile whip in the same place. In addition, since
a fixed antenna can be made much sturdier, you can have more top loading
than on a mobile which further improves performance.


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Jim Pennino