This won't work for me. My lot is only 50 feet wide and I only have 1
tall tree on the lot!
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 21:18:45 -0600, Dave NØRQ <n0rq-lists@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I can't answer the rotating part, but you might consider two
> dipoles -- fixed -- at 90 degrees from each other, and simply
> switch between them. You could probably make them out
> of wire, full 40m length, no traps, easier, cheaper...
> just a thought.
>
> --
> Dave NØRQ
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly@gmail.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 18:59
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Rotatable Yagi's Mounted To Trees
>
> > I'd like to hear from people that have mounted HF yagi's or rotatable
> > dipoles to trees? In particular, anyone that has come up with a good
> > way to do this WITHOUT topping (or killing) the tree. I'd like to
> > mount a rotatable dipole or 40m shorty forty to a redwood tree, but I
> > am unwilling to TOP the tree to do it. If necessary, I could forgo
> > the "rotatable" part and just fixed mount a rotatable dipole just to
> > get it up as high as possible, but I'd prefer a rotatable (or
> > partially rotatable "side-mount" capability) if possible. Any advice?
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