[TowerTalk] Flagpole and Stealth Antenna
Tom Osborne
w7why at verizon.net
Mon Nov 24 21:04:32 EST 2008
> Shoot -- Had a hot flash ... no... not THAT kind, the cool
> idea kind... ;-)
>
> Set up a stiff 35 foot (or so) Fiberglass flagpole - complete with
> flag. BUT also add an extra HALYARD for hoisting the flag --
> BUT REALLY it will be a heavy, like 8 or 10 gauge, wire to function
> as a vertical antenna element.
Hi Richards.
Interesting idea. Carry it a little farther and make the flag out of real
thin copper for top loading of the wire :-) 73
Tom W7WHY
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