[TowerTalk] antennas in trees

[Craig Clark]

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Here's the original post from KE3Q


Anyone have experience, anecdotal or otherwise, on the performance of a
vertical "in the woods" versus in an open field?  I potentially have both
options.  Especially with lots of radials, "in the woods" would not "use up"
my open fields as much -- I can keep them for livestock, crops, or towers
with other antennas.  73 - Rich, KE3Q



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>Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:47:08 -0400
>From: "Robert Shohet" <kq2m at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] antennas in the woods
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> > the bottom line is you do what you can and hope for the best.
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>You can ALWAYS do more.  The question is,
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>What difference in performance can you reasonably expect, for a
>contemplated investment of additional time and money?
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>"Hope for the best?"
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>I think that's pretty fatalistic.  I don't want to make my antenna
>decisions based on hope.  I trust science and actual experience
>over hope.
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>Bob KQ2M

Clear cutting is always a choice Bob but not always practical or desired.

You missed my point and that is you work with what you have and you 
must  be willing to make compromises to accomplish your goal.  I was giving 
Rich the benefit of my anecdotal experience over 25 years of operation with 
a "vertical in the woods."

Lacking the ability to measure performance Bob, I have to go with the non 
scientific evaluation "ability to work stations." So far, I am over 225 
worked on 160 and that's a pretty good benchmark.

I'm not sure terrain analysis or modeling would help design a "killer 
vertical" built in the woods.

But you could disagree with me, and that's OK.

Craig K1QX