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Picture 2 fiberglass poles, each 16.5 feet long, mounted
horizontally on top of a 10 foot long wooden pole, with a dipole cut for 20m strung between them. The coax feeding the dipole is taped to the wooden pole. Picture this antenna on top of a building, then position the antenna with the wooden pole parallel with the ground, extending past the edge of the building, and the fiberglass poles extended vertically. A vertical dipole! This is what I'm thinking of putting together for a trip out to a friends lighthouse, and the end of the lower element should be about 30 feet above the water. Being above salt water, I'm expecting a takeoff angle of less than 10 degrees, and hopefully closer to 3-5 (or less) for some DX work. I've never built an HF antenna before, but I have had success with a 4-element 2m quad I built years ago. Does this design look like it will work? Any and all (well, most, at least) comments will be given their appropriate attention. Thanks. Dave |
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