Howard,
Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad you found the articles helpful.

I think you will find the hex beam performs well attached to your porch.
And, there's nothing wrong with the Armstrong rotor. That's what I used when
mine was on the patio table for those 5 months. I used the iPhone compass
app to get the bearings. I worked several new countries with the hex beam at
5 feet above the ground.

At least you have a porch. Mine was in the back of the driveway. I had to
put on boots and climb snow piles to turn it for several of those months. Hi
hi

73, Jim

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Jim thank you for the three excellent and thorough posts.

My plan is to put the antenna together, mount it on a mast on the back
porch, to see how it works.

Later to add a roater that I can operate from the computer.

First, I will be using a calibrated armstrong roater.

The mast is right next to the door out to the porch, so a handle on the mast
will work fine.

Maybe next winter I may re-consider this low cost option.

Oh well I need the excercize of running up three flights of stairs.

It will do my blood sugar good.

 

 

Howard Kaufman MSW LCSW