[TowerTalk] Downside Up G-7

[Dale M. Schwartz]

True that the upside-down vertical can only talk to other upside-down antennas, for working Australia and that part of the world where EVERYTHING is upside-down, it should work great!
    Seriously Mike, why are you unwilling to mount it in the tower mast?  Fear of attracting lightning? Just curious. 
        Dale.   K4ROZ

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> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:48:14 -0600
> From: "Ken Kinyon" <w7ts at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Downside up G7
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> If you mount it upside down, you will only be able to communicate with other
> stations that have upside down vertical polarization. ;<)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 10:03
> To: towertalk reflector
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Downside up G7
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> I'm thinking about taking down my Rohn 25 and replacing it with a crank-up.
> I have a
> G7 (2M) on a stand-off on the side of the 25. What is the impact of mounting
> the G7
> bottoms up on a stand-off on the top section of the crank-up? Mounting it on
> top of
> the mast isn't going to happen.
> 
> 73, Mike NF4L
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