[LCC] 80 meter antenna recommendations?

[Mark, K5ER]

Have received several well thought out suggestions. Thanks and keep 'em 
coming!

Among those expressing an opinion, for combo of DX/Domestic, it seems that 
the Inverted-V is more popular than the flat top. Not too many responses, 
yet, but consensus so far is: if only one antenna - go with inverted-V with 
apex between 50 and 150 feet. If able to do two antenna, Inverted-V at 
50-75' for domestic and vertical for DX

For DX, most are liking the vertical with absolute minimum of 8, but 
preferably 16 or more 25' radials, with more/longer making things better. 
In a "perfect world" antenna would be 37.5 ohms. QUESTIONS: Since I 
accidentally ran 75 ohm feedline, can I build some kind of 2:1 transformer 
for the feed point? Is it easier / cheaper to just make the antenna 
slightly long and use a vacuum variable at the feed point? I already have a 
Comtek bead balun kit (whole stack of ferrites over teflon coax) to keep rf 
off the buried feedline. I will eventually be running QRO, so guess 
whatever feed I use needs to be a little hefty.

73,
Mark, K5ER 
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