In a message dated 98-05-06 11:12:27 EDT, w7why@mail.coos.or.us writes:
<< pramey@bellsouthwd.com wrote:
>
> I would like to install a 4-Square system but have a question . I
> live on a wooded lot. It has a lot of scrub growth and some full
> sized tree's. Can a 4-Square system be installed with out clearing
> too many of the tree's? How close to the antenna can I have tree's?
> >>
VE7CC has his 4 square installed in the trees and it's a killer. He
strung overhead catenary lines and then used them to pull up the wire
vertical. Then he installed a couple of elevated radials per element. That's
it. The affect of the trees on the 80M system seems negligible.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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