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> From: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 27 November, 2012 2:55:25 PM NST
> To: Michael Ryan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re_ portable counter poise
> 
> Hi John: 
> 
> How about this: I purchase the radial plate and coax connection kit but instead of full fledged radials, I attach 5 pieces of short radial wire, maybe about a foot long or so, on which will be soldered and weather proofed alligator clips. 
> I would then attach 5 copper rods, laying them in a spoke pattern. When the Land couple decides to do some lawn maintenance, I could simply quickly disconnect them, lay them in the stairwell until they're finished, then re_connect them. 
> The idea here is to get the best performing compromised antenna as possible. Something I won't have to fool with coil adjusting or manually switch bands. Maybe you can tell me how yours performed with just a single lead to a ground stake pounded down about 10 feet. 
> 
> 73: 
> 
> Michael DE VO1AX 
>