Good call pat, even with hard line, you will need much power to put out a 
good signal.

Chuck

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From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:12 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: antenna height measurement question

> David,
> i would think that antenna height is above ground, whether that be on
> the paciffic ocean beach or in Denver.  Otherwise, here near Chicago
> my G5RV is nearly 1,000 feet high!  i couldn't afford the feedline!
> Pat, K9JAUAt 08:18 AM 4/14/2015, you wrote:
>>Hi:
>>
>>If a person's QTH is in an elevated area(Denver, for example), which is
>>nicknamed the "mile-high city", and they tell you that their hex beam is
>>mounted at a height of 50 feet, it seems to me that this figure should be
>>added to the QTH's elevation to have a more accurate height  Is this 
>>valid,
>>or is this a faulty assumption         ?
>>
>>Sincerely yours,
>>
>>
>>
>>David S. Pearson-wa4dsp.
>>
>>
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