[TowerTalk] (Trashed by Horses) was 43' verticals

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Bury them?

Don
N8DE

Quoting "Gary \Joe\ Mayfield" <gary_mayfield at hotmail.com>:

> I have a few acres out back, and have never put anything up back there, for
> fear the horses would eat it, tear it up, or at least trample it.  Does
> anyone have a simple, relatively easy way to "horse proof" radials?
>
> I've got room for a nifty four square :-)
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:11 AM
> To: 'RICHARD SOLOMON'; 'TowerTalk'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals
>
> I have one of those still in a box and one that was trashed by our horses.
> They get out ok.  Very very very narrow bandwidth.  The coil is pretty
> small.
>
>
> "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may
> never get over." Ben Franklin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of RICHARD SOLOMON
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:42 AM
> To: TowerTalk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals
>
>
> Take a look at the Cushcraft MA-160V. Similar concept only a lot taller.
>
> 73, Dick, W1KSZ> From: mryan001 at tampabay.rr.com> To:
> towertalk at contesting.com> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 01:05:07 -0500> Subject:
> Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals> > One of the older ARRL Antenna Books had an
> interesting article some years> about about a helically wound 160 vertical,
> wound around a 4" or 6" ( I> think ) PVC pipe about 20ft or so high. Looked
> like a lot of fun but never> got 'around to it." - Mike> > -----Original
> Message-----> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com>
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of W0MU Mike Fatchett>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:36 AM> To: 'K4SAV';
> towertalk at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals> > Funny we
> just had this same hot topic on our local contesting club> reflector.> >
> They might be better than what you had but IMHO they can't be very good for>
> 80/160.> > I wish there were some short miracle antennas for 80 and 160 so I
> could put> up some 4 squares easily.> > > > > "A slip of the foot you may
>   soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may> never get over." Ben
> Franklin> -----Original Message-----> From:
> towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of K4SAV> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 9:13 PM> To:
> towertalk at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals> > Barrie
> Smith wrote:> > I'm seeking advice regarding the 43' verticals I see
> advertised, both from> MFJ and DX egineering.> >> > > > Here is your
> answer:> http://www.vk1od.net/antenna/multibandunloadedvertical/index.htm> >
> The 43 ft vertical is discussed about 40% of the way down in the article.> >
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