Ed_G wrote:
Get them to fabricate a piece of fiberglass tubing
and all your problems will disappear.

I fully agree, but we have absolutely no input in regards to the mast
they have provided, and to attempt to persuade them otherwise would only
jeopardize the situaion, so we must accept what they have provided and work
with it.

There is someone, somewhere, who has the authority to
change the mast from aluminum to fiberglass for the
purpose of multiplying your radiation efficiency by
a factor of 7. I would seek that person out and bend
his/her ear.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

There is someone, somewhere, who has the authority to
change the mast from aluminum to fiberglass for the
purpose of multiplying your radiation efficiency by
a factor of 7. I would seek that person out and bend
his/her ear.

Believe me, Cecil, that is not the case here. This is a very
small community. The Fire Chief and his Deputy have ultimate authority
over this building. Besides, to attempt to go over his head would
merely jeopardize the good relations we already have which allowed us to
get this far anyway. We'll leave well enough alone and work with what
we have. If it weren't for the fact that we need operation on 3589 &
3980, ~7090 & 7248, and hopefully 60M, we'd probably have just gone with
a trapped wire antenna off this mast instead of using the SGC-237 (
which we already possess).



Thanks.

Ed

Ed_G wrote:
There is someone, somewhere, who has the authority to
change the mast from aluminum to fiberglass for the
purpose of multiplying your radiation efficiency by
a factor of 7. I would seek that person out and bend
his/her ear.

Believe me, Cecil, that is not the case here. This is a very
small community. The Fire Chief and his Deputy have ultimate authority
over this building.

If the goal of those guys is to sabotage amateur
radio communications, they have probably succeeded.
It's like them going to fight a fire with big holes
in the hoses.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

If the goal of those guys is to sabotage amateur
radio communications, they have probably succeeded.
It's like them going to fight a fire with big holes
in the hoses.


It the goal was to sabotage our communications, they would have denied
permission to use their facilities totally, let alone, not have purchased
and fabricated the nice aluminum mast which they did for us. Admittedly,
they seem overly concerned with the visual impact of things, but beggars
can't be choosers! Tnx.

Ed

"Ed_G" wrote in message
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If the goal of those guys is to sabotage amateur
radio communications, they have probably succeeded.
It's like them going to fight a fire with big holes
in the hoses.


It the goal was to sabotage our communications, they would have denied
permission to use their facilities totally, let alone, not have purchased
and fabricated the nice aluminum mast which they did for us. Admittedly,
they seem overly concerned with the visual impact of things, but beggars
can't be choosers! Tnx.

Ed


Right off I would say they are the beggars. It is your group that is
supporting them.