I have power lines higher than my droopy loaded dipole.
I have been thinking about a 21ft sq hoizontal receiving antenna with a
vertical antenna in the middle. I have been wondering about the radials
and the Rx ant interferring. All would still be below the top of the
electic power lines.
Chris opr VE7HCB
At 04:45 PM 2002-02-19 -0800, you wrote:
>Raised verticals require tuned radials or a grid type ground ie a metal
>roof or a screen with sufficient surface area to radiate a image of the
>vertical element.
>The power lines in the ally sounded like my installation I get a lot of
>power line noise from them. (good luck)
>I'm personally looking forward to getting my tower up and trying a
>inverted "V" the ant. I have now is a Butternut HF6Vx.
>I have a Timewave ANC-4 to help with the noise and it dose work but I'm
>going to try the outside Ant. For it, I hope it will be more effective.
>
>Randy
>AC7NJ
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
>[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com] On Behalf Of FireBrick
>Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:22 PM
>To: TowerTalk List
>Subject: [TowerTalk] 80 meter vertical suggestion
>
>
>Ok Antennanites.
>Limited space.
>My best chance is putting a vertical on my non attached garage roof.
>That would make the base about 18 feet off the ground.
>I could mount it directly to the roof a the center, have some rope guys
>and
>lay some unfortunately short radials on the garage roof.
>
>I have the ON4UN book. What would be the best configuration for DX and
>contesting. I'm mostly a cw type.
>
>I'd like it to be a short as possible as the com ed power lines run
>through
>the alley and would be awfully close.
>
>I could put it on the house roof which would be a higher ridgeline but
>that
>would put it right close to my tower/yagi.
>
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