[TowerTalk] Power poles as antenna supports

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Wow .. what an opportunity.

The possibility of moving the FARTHEST poles to your 'yard' for yagis  
is good, but I'd use an open-wire feedline and attach it directly to  
the near end of that LW.
As for GAIN ... it would have GAIN on all bands from 160m through 10m.
The pattern might be a bit 'hairy' on some bands, but it would exhibit  
lots of HUGE lobes in many directions.

Someone with modeling can assist you with the pattern, but I'd use it  
starting the first possible day as an end-fed Zepp.

73
Don
N8DE

Quoting Michael.Kincaid at l-3com.com:

> I am about to inherit a mile and a half of 40' high power poles spaced
> 100' apart. There is an existing wire on insulators that runs the full
> length. One option would be to move several poles on to my property to
> be closer to the shack and mount yagis. The cheaper solution might be to
> use it as it stands as a long wire for multi-band operation. What kind
> of antenna pattern would I end up with on 160 meters? Would there be any
> gain?  I believe a 40' high yagi should provide a better signal on the
> upper bands. I'm looking for suggestions.
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> Mike Kincaid
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> W7FKF at fast.net
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