[TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in forests and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.

[Dave Sublette]

I have a new, never used (but scratched in shipping) K9AY control box if
anyone is interested.

Dave, K4TO

On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 11:33 AM Phil G via TowerTalk <
towertalk at contesting.com> wrote:

> K9AY is the way to go.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 7, 2021, at 3:43 PM, sawyered at earthlink.net wrote:
> >
> > Bob,  I have a similar situation here.  I just run the beverage wire
> > approximately following the ground contour - however steep and
> undulating -
> > about 6 - 8 ft off of the ground.  My ground is thin topsoil over ledge.
> > Beverages low poor ground conductivity.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ed  N1UR
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> >
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Questions on Low band receiving antennas in
> forests
> > and wetlands along ridgelines and ravines.
> >
> > Date: 2021-12-06 15:18
> >
> > From: kq2m at kq2m.com <mailto:kq2m at kq2m.com>
> >
> > To: john at kk9a.com <mailto:john at kk9a.com> , towetalk at contesting.com
> > <mailto:towetalk at contesting.com>
> >
> >
> >
> > TY Alan and John for that.  Unfortunately my ledge has little if any
> ground
> > conductivity and is extremely uneven with 45+ degree hills and ridges and
> > ravine dropoffs everywhere.  The only areas that are flat enough are
> either
> > on my neighbors lawns or my septic field or far too close to my transmit
> > antennas.  And none of that will work.
> >
> >
> >
> > It's quite a challenge here!
> >
> >
> >
> > 73
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob, KQ2M
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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