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D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:
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D Peter Maus wrote:

How's that Eavesdropper working for you?
Not sure! I haven't completed the installation yet. It is in
the air, and has been for a while, but I've not completed the
coax run yet.

I was thinking about doing it today, but I had a lot of stuff
to take care of yesterday and my back she no feel too good.

Perhaps tomorrow.
One thing I forgot to add was that my neighbour was up on a job
in Rockford, MI doing some heating and cooling work and he
spied a nice aluminium flagpole that was being thrown away due
to some storm damage at the base of it.

We cut off the bad part, (about 1 foot) and it's still 22'
long. Now if I sink it 2-3' into the ground in a suitable piece
of pipe I'll have a nice free-standing center support for the
Eavesdropper.

Would you really want a 22 foot metal center support? Although
it may be one of the world's most extravagant ground
lugs...there is that whole lightning thing.....

Sure, why not. My scanner antenna is on a metal mast a bit higher
than that.

Not hit... Yet!



Oh, well then, screw it. Mount it high and solid, and put a US
ensign atop, with a flood for night time.

It'll be strictly for the antenna once I get going on that part of
the project. But if I finally decide I'm not happy with the
Eavesdropper then I'll either come up with another antenna project or
just use it for a flagpole.

You might want to consider using it as a vertical antenna. It would
complement your existing horizontal antennas.

I'd only consider using a vertical as a last resort. Been there, done that. They
receive equally poorly in all directions.

dxAce
Michigan
USA