[VHFcontesting] Antenna question

[Donald Huntington]

Hi John,  As far as putting up your mast I would attach it to the highest point on the house that you can for greatest strength using a good galanized steel bracket. Also anchor it to the ground by either putting it over a post in cement or along side a piece of galvanized angle iron in cement with a ubolt or two around the mast.
As far as interacting with the other antennas, 10 feet should not bother anything. I think it's far enough away and using different bands on each pole, it won't detune anything.

Good luck!  73,  Don  K1DH







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>Subject: [VHFcontesting] Antenna question 

>Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:35:49 -0700 (PDT) 

> 

>Looking at getting the telescoping mast that I 

>purchased at the Oklahoma State convention last 

>weekend put up. It will have the mini quad on the 

>top, which will put the antenna at about 40 feet or 

>so. Here is my question: The best place to mount the 

>mast housewise will put it near the roof mount that 

>will have the 2 meter and 70cm antennas on it. The 

>mini quad will be about 10 feet higher than those 

>other antennas, so interactions between the antennas 

>should not be a problem. However, the mast will still 

>be there. It will probably be 8 to 10 feet away from 

>the antennas when they are pointed due north or south. 

> Is this too close to the other antennas, causing 

>interaction and other nasty effects? Any advice would 

>be helpful. 

> 

>73s John NE0P 

> 

>p.s. see everyone next weekend in the UHF contest 

> 

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