Lou,  I will not   take this antenna this next week  but perhaps later
in the summer or Labor Day.  Indeed I will try to give a good report.  

The laptop died so effective logging is out the window next week which
is most annoying.  I am naturally cheep and the price of copper  has me
very much annoyed so I hope to dig out the antenna barrel from the shed
tonight and see what is left from previous items which should give me
something.  I cannot believe, I did have at one time  more than 1,000
feet of unused wire, but the last time I was in the barrel it sure was
not there.  The best price locally so far is about .58 cents a foot for
14 but it only comes in 50 foot rolls.  I had hoped to put up a 1/4 for
1.8 but the barrel may tell later tonight grin.  


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-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators
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Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 4:35 PM
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Subject: Re: Cabin antenna

Hi Brett.

I would expect it to favor the east somewhat.  I suspect that it will do
a pretty decent job for you.  It is much the same principle as mounting
a Hamstick on a bumper of a vehicle except that the 5BTV is probably a
bit more efficient, and certainly more versatile.

You'll have to let us all know how it works out.  The only possible
advantage that I see to the GAP Titan over the 5BTV is coverage of the
WARC bands, but other than that, I suspect that your antenna will work
well on the five bands that it is designed to cover.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 07:28 AM 7/2/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>For Lou and others,  I suspect I would not put a gap at the cabin but 
>might take my 5btv up Labor day for testing and leave it there for next

>season.  Butch,  I will also put a wall bracket at the end of the 
>building which would put the antenna at the peak and one end of the 
>metal roof. This would put the roof east of the antenna so not sure 
>what this will do to the propagation pattern.  This may only stay one 
>year as we are considering expansion but not sure if this will begin in

>2009 or 2008. =20
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