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[TowerTalk] New Discussion Topic: Dipole secrets

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Subject: [TowerTalk] New Discussion Topic: Dipole secrets
From: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC)
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 10:02:00 EDT
In a message dated 4/28/98 8:16:18 AM Central Daylight Time,
harpole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu writes:

> Well, sure MY dipole works great.... it is only located at the 3000 foot
>  point on my 5000 foot tower and stretches on either end over to my 8000
>  foot tower and my other 8000 foot tower.

Actually, in the early seventies, we mounted a 20 meter ground plane on the
candelabra of a 1200' tower near Houston and put the rig in the transmitter
house (at the same height). In the short time we had to test it, it was a dog
compared to others in town with tribanders.

Tom, K5RC/7

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