At the risk of starting a flame war.... you might try one of these on a push
up mast
http://www.hexbeam.com/
W4RNL has some interesting things to say about hex beams
http://www.cebik.com/4.html
Clearly, a real antenna would be better, but you do what you got to do... or
you could move
Good luck
WB7RSG
Greg.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: froggy@awaforums.com [SMTP:froggy@awaforums.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:36 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Covert Mast and Yagi
>
> Here's a challenging question (at least challenging for me). I
> currently live in a covenant restricted community that doesn't allow
> antennas. Since I have trees around the house, I realize that it is
> not difficult to set up a dipole, or two, or three. What I'm curious
> about is whether one could setup a mast of some sort that could be
> extended at night with a yagi (or similar) antenna at its top. I have
> a dogpen (no dog) at the side of the house that has sides six feet
> high (chain link with plastic strips to hide the inside from view)
> with internal dimensions of 12'X12'. I have had musings about
> possibly "landing" the antenna in the dogpen before the sun comes up.
> Otherwise, the whole project gets turned into a "pumpkin".
>
> Force 12 has some interesting extendable masts on their website. Are
> there other masts that extend to a workable level, and still collapse
> to the six foot level I need to hide the antenna during the day? Am I
> smokin' crack on this one, or are there directional antennas that
> could could fit into my dogpen dimensions when retracted.
>
> If nothing else, it's a thought exercise. I just don't have the
> background to figure out if it's even possible with off the shelf
> hardware.
>
> Regards!
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
>
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