Hi Richard.  I guess my point was that I, too, found it necessary to get 
the bottom of the antenna about 7 ft into the air.

I don't think it is conducive to ground mounting.

73, de Lou K2LKK


At 01:28 PM 6/28/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi;
>The thing that surprised me was that there was a gap titan for sale on the
>arrl site and when talking with the owner I was advised that his was mounted
>two feet above ground.  If I have the bottom of this antenna pictured
>correctly it would seem that the horizontal sections would get in the path
>with it that close to the ground.
>I'm still looking for a qualified installer or two and I've learned that
>looking at an antenna in the box can be very annoying.
>Both the gap and butternut seem interesting although their approaches are
>very different.
>Richard
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>From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:22 PM
>Subject: Re: gap titon
>
>
>Hi.
>
>It isn't really a counterpoise in the classic sense but rather a capacity
>hat (except it is on the bottom).  I have mine mounted on a ten foot
>section of heavy walled masting, which is fastened to the tilt over base
>that GAP sells.  That base works extremely well, provided that you dig a
>good hole and mount it in about four of the 80 lb. bags of concrete.
>
>Mine has been severly tested--it went through all three rounds of severe
>thunderstorms that we had last week and stayed up, which makes it decidedly
>more rugged than some of the trees around here!
>
>I think the GAP can be a very reliable antenna if you mount it properly,
>but it pays to over engineer it and try to make it as bomb proof as
>possible.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
>At 11:03 AM 6/27/2007 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi;
> >I believe Lou and others on this list are using this antenna.  I ran into
> >someone using the antenna mounted six inches above ground.  Am I correct
> >that there is a counterpoise at the base?  Wonder how one avoids lawn mower
> >issues with the counterpoise essentially at the ground.
> >A picture is indeed a thousand words.
> >Richard
> >
> >
> >
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