sounds interesting. how pricy are the speial brackets for making pair into a dipole?. I think it sound alike a good idea for a 20 meter field day antenna for next year., either hamsticks, or pvc pipe and wire and some rope to make a full size rotating dipole.
Michael Thurman
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On Aug 28, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Mark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Michael,
> 
> Well, you might want to try bringing both the ham sticks and a dipole.
> Smile. I estimate that a floor equals 10 feet. So, 15 floors is about 150
> feet. This is more than a half wave for 75 meters. I am thinking that a pair
> of ham sticks may do wonders up there. Smile.
> 
> God bless, 73,
> Mark (WZ0K)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Rotary Dipoles
> 
> it=92s funny=85 I always thought my hamstick for 80 was nearly a dummy =
> load, but last year I was in myrtle beach and up high at an ocean front =
> hotel. I found that having it on a magnet base and sort of  wedging the =
> base under the bottom  rail not he balcony so the antenna stuck out from =
> the building worked amazing well. I worked several stations up and down =
> the coast, and even heard some one who was in Idaho or Utah, although I =
> couldn=92t reach them. I used some speaker wire as a counterpoise and =
> also tried clipping to the rain gutter that was nicely located next to =
> the balcony railing and was rather surprised. it was nowhere close to my =
> full sized dipole at home, but it as enough of an antenna to actually =
> enjoy contacts and demonstrate ham radio for the first time to a friend =
> who met me there. Perhaps being nearly 30 feet above ground helped =
> there?. the 20 meter hamstick was remarkably effective too, although we =
> did more listening there than transmitting. I am going to do it again =
> this december and am trying to decide if I should bring hamsticks or if =
> I should build a dipole, since the place we will be staying this year is =
> going to be much higher, probably  well over 100 feet up, or however =
> far 15 plus levels are.
> Michael Thurman
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> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Mark =
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> =20
>> A low cost way to build a Rotary dipole is to use a pair of ham =
> sticks, and
>> the ham stick dipole mounting bracket.  I ran across my 75 meter ham =
> sticks
>> in my storage the other day, and wondered if the dipole bracket had =
> made it
>> to Illinois yet. The move is in stages. Smile. Anyway I have been
>> considering that if I can get a low cost rotor that I may try putting =
> up a
>> rotary dipole. I just need to find new stingers for my ham sticks.=20
>> =20
>> God bless,
>> Mark (WZ0K)=20
>> =20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators =
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
>> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 5:51 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Rotary Dipoles
>> =20
>> In the spring of 1972, my 70 foot tower and TH4 tri-bander took a=20
>> tumble during a storm.
>> =20
>> My dad and I salvaged enough antenna pieces to build a 10 meter =
> dipole,=20
>> which we put on a 30 foot mast.
>> =20
>> That was my only antenna for the next 3 months until I got a tower and=20=
> 
>> 2 element quad near the end of the summer.
>> =20
>> I was amazed at how well that dipole performed, especially since this=20=
> 
>> was during a time when 10 meters was not at a solar cycle peak.
>> =20
>> It would be fun to have such an antenna on 40 meters. There are a few=20=
> 
>> commercial models out there, but they are either rather expensive, or=20=
> 
>> very short, loaded models that do not cover the entire band.
>> =20
>> --=20
>> Mike Duke, K5XU