Re: [TowerTalk] Horizontal loop

[Bill Aycock <baycock@direcway.com>]

Gene-
I expect it could be made to work, but the efficiency might be low. My 
major concern, however, is the safety of such a setup. Can there be any 
opportunity for children, pets or the XYL to touch or even get near the wire?
Bill

At 12:11 AM 10/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:

> I know this is not a tower question, but I have to ask.
> I have a pretty good sized back yard with a wooden fence all the way 
> around it.  I would like to put a wire around the top of the fence and 
> make a horizontal loop for 160, possibly 80, etc.  The fence is about 50 
> foot long south on both sides and 100 foot along the back side.  I could 
> bring the ends in to the middle of the house and feed with a feeder to the 
> tuner.  Will this work for me at all or is this a waste of time, wire, 
> energy etc.?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Gene Bigham KB0GU
> _______________________________________________

Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama 


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