The radials don't have to be straight. You can turn and arch them as much
as you want.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: antenna topics
>I don't think I'll have room for radials that long in all 4 directions, but
> I'll have some going under the home and shed so length wise it will work.
> There's no rule against being creative though, I'll make something work.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:48 PM
> Subject: Re: antenna topics
>
>
>> Hi;
>> Sounds like an interesting set up. Will you have room for 32 foot
>> radials? I will be curious if you have t v i issues once hf is up and
>> running. My battles of the 1980s kind of turned the kids & xyl off.
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012 06:40:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: antenna topics
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm in a mobile home park now and so far find as long as I go with
>>> verticals, it's fitting alright. I may have to make one look like a flag
>>> pole, but so far the dual bander is attached to the side of the front
>>> porch
>>> on about 15 feet of mast, and if you look quick it looks like a support
>>> for
>>> the onning that goes up a little too high. 900 MHz is in a corner in
>>> back,
>>> again you can't see it unless you look for it and the people with the
>>> best
>>> view are never home anyway. The HF vertical will go up when the ground
>>> thaws
>>> again and will be ground mounted though for now I have a temporary setup
>>> on
>>> the aluminum steps to the back porch, ham sticks is all that will be
>>> basically and maybe my Carolina bug catcher, I haven't run the coax yet
>>> around to my feed through panel but I'm getting there. It was run until
>>> I
>>> changed everything around, it won't be great but should work reasonably
>>> well. So far, visibility isn't too bad, and my lot is probably less than
>>> that 35x120 you mentioned since I'm in a mobile home park. If it is that
>>> big, just barely, figure either side of me I have a road on one side and
>>> I'm
>>> maybe 8 feet off it, and the other side, I don't know where the property
>>> line is but I know there's not more than 15 feet between us and the
>>> neighbor
>>> who's never home, behind us is where there's room but how much I'm not
>>> sure,
>>> my lot might be 120 feet long all totaled, width, property line to road,
>>> maybe 35 feet. I wish there were trees for a wire but nope, vertical
>>> will
>>> be
>>> alright though, maybe a small wire along my roof or something when I
>>> have
>>> time to make one.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 4:46 PM
>>> Subject: antenna topics
>>>
>>>
>>> > Hi;
>>> > Just to investigate a new thread it might be interesting to know who
>>> > managed a usable hf antenna system on the smallest yard? I definitely
>>> > have to make some changes come spring or put things on the market so
>>> > might get some good ideas from this thought. My first home was on a
>>> > lot
>>> > that was 35 by 120. The good news was that things were set up so that
>>> > a
>>> > tripod at the front of the house and a tripod on the garage worked
>>> > nicely for the dxdd. We won't talk about the woman who threatened
>>> > legal
>>> > action because of t v i.
>>> > --
>>> > richard
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