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

n8de at thepoint.net n8de at thepoint.net
Wed Feb 18 07:42:37 EST 2009


If you bury the radials ... anything just under the surface will do ...

If you bury the horses ... might take a big backhoe.

Don
N8DE

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

> How Deep?
>
> 73,
> Joe kk0sd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of n8de at thepoint.net
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:17 PM
> To: Gary \\Joe\\ Mayfield
> Cc: 'TowerTalk'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] (Trashed by Horses) was 43' verticals
>
> 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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