Not at all; the wires are held down to the ground by sod pins every 5 feet
or so.
They have been there for about 4 years or so and never a problem.
Perhaps I did not mention the sod pins before.
73
Lowell W8QIY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: why not
> hmmm....must be a little tricky cutting the grass? hi hi
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lowell Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 8:37 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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