In a message dated 10/10/03 11:20:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jparker@onemain.com writes:
> I have just taken my General Class Exam. Passed!!
Congratulations!
> Now, I just need to study and take the Morse Code Exam.
>
> I guess it's never to early to plan. So, I have some questions.
>
> 1. What is a good tower and antenna arrangement. I don't want to have an
> antenna farm. But, I would like to have a wide coverage across all
> bands. I live in Woodinville, Washington and just did a check on the Wind
> Speed via the Internet. It says 80mph.
>
What do you want your tower/antenna system to do? Chase DX? Rag chew with
other hams in the US? What bands?
Nonetheless the key concept is "the higher the better". Can you have a
tower with guy wires or does it have to be self-supporting? What's your budget?
That should get you started.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
Professional tower services for commercial and amateur
Box 572
Woodinville, WA 98072
425-485-7913
> I live on a hill, so hopefully I will have some excellent reception. If I
> need to supply additional information, please don't hesitate to ask.
>
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