I can just see it now, Balloon Bazooka antenna. Very novel idea.
* 73's Jim W5IFP *
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Alex Malyava
>Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:18 PM
>To: Bob Maser
>Cc: TowerTalk@contesting.com; ve3gsi@canada.com
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] balloon supported antenna
>
>
>He will need to use BIG baloon then...
>In case of vertical the workload is the radiator wire only, when
>dipole needs to lift good length of coax as well.
>
>On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 5:04 PM, Bob Maser
><bmaser@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> A vertical dipole require no radials as it is center fed.
>>
>> Bob W6TR
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eric - VE3GSI" <ve3gsi@sympatico.ca>
>> To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 10:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] balloon supported antenna
>>
>>
>>> Gregg,
>>> There is a article in this January QST using a balloon loop
>antenna, I see
>>> no reason it can't be resized and used on 160 meters. It
>might be worth a
>>> look at for your project. Also, a few years back in QST there was an
>>> interesting article on using a kite for a 160 meters with
>1/2 vertical
>>> dipole antenna.
>>>
>>> I suspect you would need a pile of ground radial to be
>effective with a
>>> 1/4
>>> vertical, while the loop might be a more wire friendly way to go and
>>> possibly safer. Not being a 160 meter kind of guy, I suspect
>others will
>>> verify the number of radials required for balloon vertical antenna.
>>> 73 Eric - Ve3gsi.
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Gregg Seidl
>>>> Subject: [TowerTalk] ballon supported antenna
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone ever done this? I want to use a weather ballon
>to support a
>>>> vertical dipole for 160 during the upcoming contest. I have
>plenty of
>>>> room
>>>> with no chance of the antenna hitting or coming in contact with HV
>>>> power
>>>> lines. What size ballon,where did you get it
>from.......??I'd only have
>>>> it
>>>> up during the contest. Gregg K9KL
>>>
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