On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 5:34 AM, Steve Black via Groups.Io <kb1chu@...> wrote:
I just buried 32 radials for a flagpole antenna I
am installing for HF. I have an MFJ loop antenna in my attic as
well as several vhf and uhf antennas. I have a camo tri-band for
2 meter 1.25 and 70 cm soon to be installed in an oak tree. If I
place it 30 feet above ground in the 65 foot tree my outdoor
antennas will be 130-135 ASL. My previous location was 30 feet
ASL with a 50 foot tower so with the HOA I am still 50 feet
higher. I had to sell the crossed Yagi antennas I used for space
stuff but I'll get over it. Oh I'm still planning to hide a wire
dipole or two. If you can't see it its not there! Steve kb1chu
for Ken and Steve,
if you want compact antenni you really need to look into loop
antenni, it's amazing what you can accomplish with some old Cable
TV coax and an adjustable vacuum capacitor.? or soft copper tubing
for that matter, some people have even managed to pass them off as
"Lawn Art". I've even seen at least one example of a loop hidden
under the table top of a plastic outdoor set.? with limited
success there is the old standby of the rail gutters, and even the
holiday lights for the creative!?
