Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea

[donovanf at starpower.net]

This is a photo of the famous W1BB water tower in Winthrop, MA. 


http://www.sylviaplath.info/photos/winthrop9.jpg 


I've seen it many times flying into Boston Logan Airport. The photo was 
apparently taken at low tide. Europe is off towards the upper right hand 
corner of the photo, the runways are only a mile away. 







73 
Frank 
W3LPL 




----- Original Message -----

From: donovanf at starpower.net 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 5:19:11 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea 


Hi Herb, 


Stew's two element inverted-V beam was 265 feet above sea level, 
a spectacular location. The water tower is on the edge of a steep drop 
to the ocean. 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 


----- Original Message -----

From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs at vitelcom.net> 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:24:19 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea 

Didn't Stew Perry, W1BB have basically and inverted Vee with open wire 
feeders at his famous Lighthouse QTH at Winthrop, MA? 

On 4/3/2015 12:48 PM, k1fz wrote: 
> 
> 
> 
> Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well with 
> DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed line 
> that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna. 
> 
> 73 
> Bruce-K1FZ 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> 
> To: <topband at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM 
> Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea 
> 
> 
>> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I 
>> read 
>> inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization? 
>> 
>> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or 
>> NS and 
>> have not yet decided on an antenna. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
> Mike VE9AA 
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