[UK-CONTEST] 28MHz 5/8th wave antenna

[John MacLean MM0CCC]

Thanks for your comment Darren, also received three directs, two of 
which suggested adding radials in, however my main reason for the 
5/8wave was the lack of radials, meaning that it would be easier to 
install at height.  Slight extra gain on 5/8wave too.

73
John MM0CCC


On 11/11/12 21:10, Darren Collins (G0TSM) wrote:
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> Unless you live on a salt marsh or on an estuary then as high a 
> practical is best. You can't beat the 'traditional' scaffold pole 
> installation! :-)
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> 73 Darren G0TSM
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> On 10/11/2012 15:40, John MacLean MM0CCC wrote:
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>> Loss of our usual club site for [HF] means I now need to do any 
>> planned CQWW CW/ARRL DX entry from home this year.  Even on 10m, a 
>> yagi is probably a no-go due to telephone wires crossing my garden so 
>> instead I plan to stick up a 5/8th vertical instead.
>>
>> Just looking for some opinions on whether this would be better 
>> mounted at ground level or would perform better higher.  I can 
>> probably get the base of the antenna to about 25' if needed. I'm not 
>> overly concerned about Sp-E to EU as I should manage that anyway, 
>> more thinking about long-haul DX and also close-in stations on 
>> backscatter.
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>> 73
>> John MM0CCC
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