NEØU EZ-J 160m Antenna Update (finally!) 

Very Interesting findings! Thanks for the update!

Do you find that using The Smelly helps you sniff out that rare DX? (Seriously, though... I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!)

Thanks for the update. Very interesting how the SWR changes with temperature.. You would expect some expansion and contraction but not enough to make as big a swing as you are seeing.

Interesting, although i wonder why you have not used a pulley up in the tree ? Shame i did not work you the last time i was in XX9 land on the lower bands, next time maybe. Thanks for all the time and effort you have put into the videos this last year, much appreciated, oh say HI to the dog and thank him for the FT8 qso !! Best 73.

Another way to connect the fishing line is the make half hitches multiple times in the line. We do that in phone work to pull a cable with mule tape

You crack me up man 😂

I believe that I figured out at the end of the video why you’re having SWR issues when temperature changes. I believe you’re making the J by routing the smelly wire around the top branch and NOT isolated hanging from an isolator or plastic insulating thing. The tree branch will act as a variable Capasitor and your J loop at that branch will act as an inductor. The tree branch will change value as temperature affects its water content traveling inside the tree branch. If you are able to route the cable from a hanging isolator I believe you will get a more dependable SWR. It will still vary a bit with the tree moving the J cable but not by much.

xt question is how to get an 80 ft tree in your back yard great video btw, thx for the support line idea's i will try them i know the struggle of putting antenna in trees. cheers

Interesting, the variability of the resonance with temperature, I too run an inverted L and with two radials, the inverted L bottom feed-point and my 2 radials are all above ground about 10 feet above ground and seldom ever does the resonant frequency shift, ft the resonant frequency shifted then a ground wire either got broke from a falling branch, or there is ice adhered to the radials. Once the ice goes away or I patch together the broken above ground radial, the resonant goes back to the original frequency of resonance with out issue. Perhaps what is happening is that your radials on the ground are falling victim to change of "resonance" due to the moisture in the ground, and/or leaves and twigs laying on the wires etc. I also have 4 BOG (beverage on ground) antennas running in different directions, and I have found to get back that "best" receive performance I have to seasonally get out there and clean off the leaves, lift the each BOG wire out of the summer weeds, etc, in other words "re-float" my beverage wires on the ground. By doing that has really added to the consistency of the BOG wire performance, noting, I have had these BOGs on going on 3 years now. So perhaps if you had 4/8/16/32 radials on the ground the overall consistency of the "ground" might be a bit more consistent. Again I never have had an issue with my resonant frequency with my inverted L with my 2 "tuned" above ground 120 foot radials, both cut to exactly the same resonant frequency, it just plays and plays and plays.... Just some thoughts, I do like your inverted J idea, the more vertical the better for sure

I know you’re kinda stuck with the J sorta. Can you make the downward part of the element “J” and little farther away? Not sure it would make a difference. With a dog named meatball, anything is possible 😂

Could it be that the air temperature and or moister swings your earth resistance? Thanks for sharing your experience. 73's de Patrick - OT5Q

Good video! Thanks for your research. 73 de K4FMH