Hi;
If you put up an r8 be sure there are at least three good support ropes.
The antenna works great but it just isn't sturdy when it comes to wind.
Although its not cheap to start I'd pay for a sturdier version.
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
probably a cushcraft.
Something like the R5 or similar.
I can't put down achers of ground radials so it'll have to be something with
a ground plane or counter poise system that works well enough at the
antenna.
73
Colin, CF6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
> Hi;
> Just curious, what kind of hf vertical are you considering?
> Richard
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:41 PM
> Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
>
>
> sounds like where i am now, except they didn't specify yards, since we
only
> have one, and they never said anything about being too rediculous.
> I've got two masts up now, 30 and 10 feet, with ground plain verticals on
> both.
> I am planning on putting up a mast mounted vertical for HF and possibly a
> 2M/70CM beam at the top of the taller mast as well.
> I may get away with a 3 element cushcraft for ten fifteen and 20 if i
really
> tried, but it might be stretching things a bit.
> 73
> Colin, CF6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 9:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
>
>
> > you could ask the owners. I know 1 guy in an apartment who his landlord
> said
> > he could do what ever he wants so long as nothing's in the front yard
and
> > it's not overly ridiculous. I guess his tripod on the roof with a beam,
> > vertical antenna, and the ground mounted vertical in the back yard are
> fine.
> > I think he has a small antenna of UHF/VHF on the balcony too, he used
to.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
> >
> >
> > > wonder if that would be the same for 2 meter or whatever antennas too,
> any
> > > place that knows you are in an apartment says you cant have antennas
> > > outside, well thats what i was told from the guy at hamradio outlet
> > > anyway, or was he just trying to sell me a piece of doo-doo for an
> antenna
> > > speaking of which, i wonder what a magmount would do to their outside
> end
> > > of their a/c units :p
> > > am i truely stuck with a magmount type thing if i want to use radios
in
> > > this apartment?
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 9 Jan 2007, hank smith wrote:
> > >
> > >> my landlord said I could have my dish on my patio, on a trypod but I
> can
> > >> not
> > >> have it attached to the building.
> > >> thanks
> > >> hank
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:26 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Do they get to say where you can or can't install it?
> > >>> I know here, in my complex, and in others, they have to let you have
> it,
> > >>> but
> > >>> they say it can't be permanently attached to any portion of the
> > >>> property,
> > >>> such as buildings or fences, but must be ground mounted, or on a
table
> > >>> of
> > >>> some sort.
> > >>> 73
> > >>> Colin, V A6BKX
> > >>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:54 PM
> > >>> Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> you're right, I was told that when I signed up for the dish. I
forget
> > >>>> the
> > >>>> number of the law, but they told us, even if we moved to an
> apartment,
> > >>> they
> > >>>> have to let us install it. They don't have to like it and can tell
us
> > >>> that,
> > >>>> but they can't say "no".
> > >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>>> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:26 PM
> > >>>> Subject: Re: Alabama Man On Top of Tower
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> Not just wrong, but illegal. As I understand it, antennas to
receive
> > >>>>> television signals cannot be banned...I forget the exact rule,
> > >>>>> though.
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