Steve,
What is the overall antenna length?  I have a Carolina Windem at 
about 135 feet and just a bit more room, so perhaps I'll be 
okay.  Should easily be up thirty feet, but not an inverted V; no way 
to get the center higher than the ends.
But I will sure give it some thought and thanks a lot.
Pat, K9JAUAt 08:06 PM 4/14/2012, you wrote:
>Pat,
>
>I have had my Cobra Ultralite Senior up since May of 2004.  It seems to work
>best for me on 75 and 40, and I get good signal reports from just about
>every station I work on those bands.  The instructions recommend that you
>configure it as an inverted V, with the center at least 30 feet off the
>ground, but in my yard, the antenna is about 20 feet high at each end and
>sags to about 15 feet off the ground at its center.  For this reason, I
>suspect that it doesn't do as well for long distance as it could, but unless
>I figure out a way to raise the center up I won't be able to confirm that.
>
>Although the antenna is supposed to work on all bands 80 through 10, I'd say
>it doesn't perform above 20 meters as well as I'd like to see it.  Maybe it
>would work better as an inverted V, but I have my doubts that it would be a
>great performer on the higher frequencies.
>
>The antenna is made of a light but very sturdy wire that looks very much
>like three-conductor rotor cable.  The lightness of the wire has allowed the
>antenna to stay up in winds around 50 MPH.  It did finally come down last
>October during a freak snow/ice storm, but the wire around the center
>support looked weak so it may have been ready to break anyway.  After all,
>it had been up for over seven years, so I can't complain.
>
>I'm not sure what other information you want about the antenna, but I'll be
>happy to answer any questions you have.
>
>Steve
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 11:15
>Subject: Cobra Antenna
>
>
> > My filing system has once again let me down!
> > i think it is one of the Steves who has this antenna.  i would like
> > some information about it; we are doing some necesary tree trimming
> > and I fear that my current Carolina Windem may fall victim because
> > the rope that holds up one end is very enmeshed in a tree and
> > probably can't be accessed to get the antenna down properly.  So I
> > shall take this misfortune as an opportunity and perhaps install
> > something different.  however, I am pleased with the Windem; up
> > several flawless years.
> > Thanks.
> > Pat, K9JAU
> >