[TowerTalk] Fw: Testing Yagi at ground level

[Fernando EC1CT]

Easiest way is it to put the antenna skywards against a tree or a non 
conductive support with the reflector 3 ft or so over the ground and make 
the adjustments at that position. 73
Fernando EC1CT // KD0IGJ
E-Mail: ec1ct at esbesaya.com
KR DX Group

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From: "Bill Winkis" <kc4pe at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 9:46 PM
To: "'John Lemay'" <john at carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk>; "'Dan Bookwalter'" 
<N8DCJ at YAHOO.COM>; "'Tower Talk'" <TowerTalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Testing Yagi at ground level

> Anything below a wave length won't do much for you ... flipping up 
> vertical
> and pulling a 1/4 wavelength up will be semi-close...so either put it up 
> or
> tram the antenna. once set, tramming will take 5 minutes to go up 100
> feet..five minutes to come down and make adjustments.....
>
> -Bill ... KC4PE
>
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> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> John
> Lemay
> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2012 12:23 PM
> To: 'Dan Bookwalter'; 'Tower Talk'
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Testing Yagi at ground level
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> Sorry Dan, you will get answers that are close to meaningless !
>
>
>
> John G4ZTR
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> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dan
> Bookwalter
> Sent: 13 October 2012 17:11
> To: Tower Talk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Testing Yagi at ground level
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>
>
> Ok , I have my Mosley PRO57B put back together and need to test it. It is
> currently only about 3 ft off the ground in the horiz position .... can I
> test it out this way ? Moving it to vertical to test it is better I am 
> sure
> , but , at the time by myself it is a bit difficult. What should I expect 
> to
> see with ti so low to the ground.
>
> Dan N8DCJ
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