"Buck" wrote in message
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I hear that RG-8 shouldn't be buried, but if not, the reason for the
problem is the hired help with the mower people. They either will
chop it up or won't cut near it and complain to the land lord. He
hasn't complained about what we have so far, so I am keeping it low
key until we can find a better, ham-friendly place in which to move.

Thank you,
Buck
N4pgw


On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:44:02 GMT, Irv Finkleman
wrote:

I've had a chunk of RG-213 running across my back lawn for 5 years or
so. It was laid on, but has gradually been absorbed by the grass. From
day one
it has never even come close to the lawnmower blade and I keep my grass
fairly short. The same with radial wires! Consider giving it a shot.

Irv VE6BP

Buck wrote:


The mower folk will run over it without thinking if it is on the
ground, but the radials can be carried out of the way.


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73 for now
Buck, N4PGW

Hi Buck

Are you interested in experimenting? I would have tried something like
this ----

Run the RG-8 from the "building" to the monopole parallel to the ground
and 7 feet above it. Drop it down parallel to the monopole a few inches
from it all the way to the ground. At the ground, connect the coax the
same way a conventional monopole is connected.

Any low loss, high dielectric constant, material in the immediate vicinity
of the parallel coax and monopole will help. A coiled coax type "balun"
at the antenna end of the horizontal coax will really be needed too.

I have no idea if you want to "play" with antenna ideas. And, I have no
certainty that the antenna would work anyway.

Jerry