[TowerTalk] Building a Contesting/DXing station with deed restrictions

[AB2E Darrell]

Hi Michael,
      Here's a couple ideas. I don't have deed restrictions, but I need state and local approval to put up a tower so until that comes through, I'm limited to wires.
Your 90ft trees sound very promising. I'm hoping to get a K9AY loop, they work very well.
I currently have 20m and 40m delta loops, about 50ft in the trees at the apex. These work pretty well, and I have even busted some pileups (running 1500W) in some of the contests. For 80m, I have an inverted L, with 4 insulated radials about 10ft above ground in the woords. Easy to build and could be a nice stealth antenna, if you use wire with dark insulation. You can also build a nice L for 160, or make a combo 80/160 L without much trouble.
 
A friend of mine, N3OC, for a few years lived in tract with plenty of trees, but had a homeowners association forbidding antennas. For several years he had a tribander suspended by ropes way up hidden in the trees, but eventually someone ratted him out and he had to remove it. Again, you could camoflage the elements and maybe no one would notice.
 
Another good option might be the Steppir vertical, 10-80m.
 
73 Darrell AB2E
> Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:26:47 -0700> From: w4mja at yahoo.com> To: Towertalk at contesting.com> Subject: [TowerTalk] Building a Contesting/DXing station with deed restrictions> > > Hello everyone,> My name is Mike, W4MJA, and I am from Marietta GA. I am finding that these days I am really enjoying the competitive side of the hobby more and more, and would like to increase my contest scores, DX's worked. My challenge is to build a world class contesting station, on my half an acre piece of land, in a deed restricted community. > > I do have 90'+ trees in and around in my yard, and have quite a few pulleys at 90'. I am looking for the best wire antenna designs and what will give me a comparatively strong signal to guys who run beams, yagi's and such. > > I have looked into a K9AY loop for the low bands as far a RX goes on 160 and 80. I have also thought about a Lazy H for 20M and or 40M. What would you guys recommend?> > Have a blessed day, > Michael Almeter> W4MJA> > > > _______________________________________________> > > > _______________________________________________> TowerTalk mailing list> TowerTalk at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
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