[TowerTalk] Covert Mast and Yagi

[WA7VNI]

Have you considered "stealth" wire beams (small diameter
wire and monofilament or equiv. supports) hung in the trees
and pointed in the most useful directions. Possibly fed with
open-wire feeds and a switching arrangement for swapping
directions? Might be superior to yagis and disappearing
masts especially if you've managed to evade detection with
your dipoles to date.

73 
Patrick 
WA7VNI



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Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:36 PM
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Covert Mast and Yagi

Here's a challenging question (at least challenging for me).
I currently live in a covenant restricted community that
doesn't allow antennas. Since I have trees around the house,
I realize that it is not difficult to set up a dipole, or
two, or three. What I'm curious about is whether one could
setup a mast of some sort that could be extended at night
with a yagi (or similar) antenna at its top. I have a dogpen
(no dog) at the side of the house that has sides six feet
high (chain link with plastic strips to hide the inside from
view) with  internal dimensions of 12'X12'. I have had
musings about possibly "landing" the antenna in the dogpen
before the sun comes up. 
Otherwise, the whole project gets turned into a "pumpkin".

Force 12 has some interesting extendable masts on their
website. Are there other masts that extend to a workable
level, and still collapse to the six foot level I need to
hide the antenna during the day? Am I smokin' crack on this
one, or are there directional antennas that could could fit
into my dogpen dimensions when retracted.

If nothing else, it's a thought exercise. I just don't have
the background to figure out if it's even possible with off
the shelf hardware.

Regards!

Mark





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