[TowerTalk] 80M antenna challenge

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It depends. Short or long range? Or just “something “?  A dipole with small gauge wire is almost invisible but then you need to hide the coax feedline. An idea is to run the coax down to the ground behind a tree then bury it by slitting the soil. Charles has a good idea: string a wire then see if it is objectionable. 

Good way to approach this is to ask for the XYL’s help in finding an acceptable solution rather than having a debate. 

Good luck!

-de John NI0K 

> On Oct 7, 2020, at 11:32 AM, Charles Morrison <junkcmp at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Vertical with raiseD radials
> Feedpoint up 8 to as high as she will approve. The vertical wire on the
> back side of a tall tree.
> You’ll need 1 radial to start and run that one start back so she won’t see
> it.
> Once you put it up, challenge her to find it and point it out to you.
> 
> On Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 1:27 PM k7lxc--- via TowerTalk <
> towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:
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>> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
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>>    I've got a conundrum. I need to put up an 80M antenna where the wife
>> doesn't like wires in the air (there goes a wire dipole) and is averse to a
>> vertical with radials. There are several tall trees that would be nifty but
>> again no horizontal dipole.
>>     I figured maybe a vertical dipole (with traps) might do it but I've
>> got no idea how it'll work. I guess if it radiates I should consider it a
>> win - hi.
>>     Comments encouraged. Tnx!
>> Cheers,Steve     K7LXC
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