[TowerTalk] Illuminating antennas on towers

[Chris Perri]

Yup, 100 watt halogen spotlights,12v, often used on bumpers of jeeps and trucks and so forth.  Not all that expensive, completely waterproof, but you do need a good 12v source (battery/trickle charger, perhaps).

Chris
KF7P



On Oct 20, 2019, at 10:39 , Jim Thomson <jim.thom at telus.net> wrote:

Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2019 08:33:32 -0400
From: N1BUG <paul at n1bug.com>
To: towertalk reflector <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Illuminating antennas on towers


<So, has anyone done this? What did you use? Results?

<73,
<Paul N1BUG

##  VE7WJ,  now  sk,  used  sealed  high  beam  halogen  lights
in  the late  70s.   12  vdc.  Lit the tower  up  real  good.  He  also
had em  mounted  towards top  of  tower....  pointed  back  towards
the home.  

##  Led  version  in  a floodlamp,  turned vertical   might  do  the  trick. 
Like  those  automotive LED   off  road  light  bar  assys.   The  PIAA brand
halogen  foglamps  I use on my car  have an  extremely narrow  band of
light.   Turned  vertical, they  would  illuminate pretty good.   Led  versions
are  now  available. 

Jim   VE7RF  


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