Thanks for that information. I guess there just isn't any such thing as a
free lunch. Wire in the grass is out of the question because I have mostly
concrete. 4 5:1/2 foot radials 7 feet off of the ground sounds more doable.
If the radials are at a 45 degree angle from my house I think I can just get
them in between the house and the fence. a 1:1/2 water pipe sounds about
right and maybe I could slip a 1 inch pipe inside of it for extra strength
so that I don't have to have any guy wires to trip over. 3 feet into the
ground should give more support than any amount of concrete but a bag or 2
around the base of the pipe an inch under ground ought to do the trick.
It will probably take a lot more muscle power than I have any more to get
that big boy into a vertical position 7 feet in the air. A case of beer
ought to do the trick, don't you think? The trouble is that when you get to
be my age a case of beer will just put the friends my age to sleep and I
won't get any help at all, grin.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lowell Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: why not
> Hi Bob:
> Yes, a vertical should be mounted at the level of the ground in my
> thinking.
> I have mine mounted that and I have worked the world.
> Yes, a beam would be better, but I have no place for a tower.
> I have 500 feet of wire just laying in the grass of the yard and they
> cannot
> even be seen.
> The radialsare of all different lengths, and again, it works great!
> It is a Butternut vertical for 9 bands to which I have added a 160 MTR
> coil
> to work 10 bands.
> I run as much as one KW of power when necessary.
> If you have more questions, just email me.
> 73
> Lowell W8QIY
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 10:41 AM
> Subject: Re: why not
>
>
>> Yes, it definitely is. but at least the tumor isn't cancerous yet as far
> as
>> they can tell but they say that there is a 95% chance of it becoming so
> and
>> it is very large.
>>
>> I live near San Bernardino California Which is at the foot of the
> mountains
>> and the edge of the desert. The 8,000 foot high mountain is like a
>> porcupine of repeater antennas which is good for UHF and VHF but not for
> HF.
>> The amount of traffic is beginning to pick up on 2 meters, 440, and 220
> now
>> that the FBI and the FCC finally jailed that nut who spent all of his
>> time
>> jamming repeaters;ham, business, and even police. This is earth quake
>> country and when the big one comes, and it surely will, I think HF is
> going
>> to be the only way to communicate with the rest of the world. cell phone
>> repeaters other repeaters and power lines will surely go. I'll have lots
> of
>> large storage batteries at my disposal and by running the minimum power
>> required to get help I should be able to do just fine if I can get out at
>> all.
>>
>> Echo link should work just fine for me. I am registered, have the right
>> computer equipment, and all of the necessary licenses but apparently the
>> fire wall is messing me up or my ISP. Sooner or later I'll find someone
> who
>> is willing to come here and spend an hour or so with me to get me
>> started.
>>
>> I didn't get an answer to one of my questions though. Why won't the
> copper
>> water pipe under my slap foundation serve as a ground plane and is it
>> true
>> that a vertical antenna mounted right at ground level will work well.
>> That would be the best solution because it would be the strongest and
> least
>> likely to go down when the big one comes. Thanks again
>>
>> Bob KG6YAA
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 6:55 AM
>> Subject: Re: why not
>>
>>
>> > Good luck sounds like a nasty surgery. No idea about where you live,
>> > but antenna supports come in many forms. Telephone poles, trees,
>> > buildings, poles tied along side fence posts, clothes line poles,
>> > etc. Different parts of the country cause different problems. You
>> > might try skype, since that is not radio license dependant.
> .
>
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