Hi Jim --
1) City did provide a statement in writing - with copies of
ordinance and statement of interpretation by inspector's office.
2) I like to work barefoot, but have a plenty big TenTec Centurion
amp, so I can push power if needed.
3) I am not sure what you mean by "elevated dipole" - as I kinda
figure most dipoles are "elevated" by being hung as high as
possible. Maybe I am missing something that differentiates your
notion with mine. Sorry.
4) I think you are suggesting the big pole vertical might be best
on average, although you got good results with the Hustler 6BTV
and a tuner.
Thanks for the uptake. ===== James- K8JHR ========
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jimlux wrote:
> It would be nice if they would give you that statement in writing (not
> about the fighting, but that no permits are needed).
3) For simplicity, I'd go with a unadorned vertical mast of some sort,
> with a SGC tuner at the base.
> 4) The next step up in complexity might be some sort of elevated feed
> dipole (with a tuner at the feedpoint).
>
> 5) The 6BTV seems attractive at first, because, in theory, you don't
> need the tuner, but in reality, adjusting it is a pain (hours of work),
That said, I used exactly that,
> with an LDG auto-tuner in the shack, and didn't bother spending much
> time tuning/adjusting the actual antenna. With 50 feet of transmission
> line, the losses just weren't that huge, even if the antenna's resonance
> was at, say, 13.95 and I was operating at 14.2
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