Re: Good Morning from Rural VA
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Not sure if this info will be helpful to anyone but I double boxed my LZ1AQ. Internal box is what it came in from Chavdar. An external one is much bigger IP67 box that also holds two 1m loops:
Cable glands should isolate loop entry points from the elements. Although bottom one is a bit loose for the cable of that diameter. I can just use silicone self adhesive tape over cable to make it tight or just leave it as is - this will create a vent at the bottom. Regards, Simon
Another thought, initially I installed my loops with the bottom of the loop at 10 feet. I removed them to stabilize the support pillar before a nasty thunderstorm with high winds was forecast and? placed on horizontal about a foot off the ground and the other to the side of a plastic utility building with the bottom edge exactly 1 foot off the ground.
The horizontal loop gave somewhat contradictory reception and later experimentation showed it needed to be at least 3 feet off the ground.
The other loop's reception was so similar to the reception at 10 feet I decided to go with "lower is better then higher for windy conditions."
I've since relocated both antennas well away from our home, and, to decrease their visibility, I've painted them a nice forest green with some splotches of brown.
They are extremely difficult to see from 100 feet. A friend says I need to cover them in Marpat.
Some of the digital camouflages are probably worth investigating for stealthy antennas...
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