[TowerTalk] Vertical on a chain link fence

[Larry]

I ran an HF6V (with 160 coil) on a 4 foot chain link fence for CQWW one year 
and it worked quite well despite the fact that the base of the antenna and 
top of the fence were about 5 feet below a road bed less than 15 feet away - 
sort of in a hole. The fence ran about 50 feet parallel to the road and 25 
feet perpendicular to the road in another direction. The antenna was mounted 
at a fence corner. I did OK in the contest at about 1K QSOs. (QTH in NC).

A ground mounted HF6V did well for me as well when I was in CA.

73, Larry W6NWS
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Casamajor" <k6el at comcast.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Vertical on a chain link fence


> Hi folks,
>
> I am about to put a HF9V vertical up to supplement my 40m through 70Cm 
> stack
> on my 72' crank up. I am primarily interested in 80m and 30m and I may add
> the 160m coil down the road a bit.
>
> In considering mounting options, it struck me that the 6' high by 800' 
> long
> chain link fence on the back of my property could be an option. I'm 
> thinking
> about actually mounting the Butternut on the fence or on a pipe above and
> close to the fence then using the fence for the ground radial side of the
> antenna.  I could add some radials also but the fence is tempting!  I 
> wonder
> if any of the assembled experts here have ever tried something like this 
> or
> seen it done.
>
> The fence is probably 100' from my tower and it runs West and East. The
> fence posts are in concrete but I could ground the fence pretty easily and
> the materials are all galvanized of course.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated and valuable input at this stage!
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon-K6EL
>
> k6el at comcast.net
>
>
>
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