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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
I am helping to install a 135 foot dipole on a hillside for HF
activity. The antenna will be at least 45 feet from the ground in any direction. I can believe EZNEC so far as the effects of ground on impedance. but I am at a loss when it comes to considering the patterns on the various bands. The ridge is about 200 feet from the antenna. This is for a club member who recently upgraded to General Class. Since the ridge is close to the same height and south of the antenna, I am guessing that the computed charts will be a good representation of the northern half of the antenna. NVIS should not change much. The terrain may work as a reflector for over the pole operation. I am afraid the antenna will be of little use to the south. I expect we will eventually need to do the best we can with an antenna on the top of the ridge. When the snow melts I will try to climb the ridge for a look-see. It will likely be difficult to install due the dense trees. Any comments, advice, suggestions etc. are appreciated! John Ferrell W8CCW |
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
On Dec 31, 4:01*pm, John Ferrell wrote:
I am helping to install a 135 foot dipole on a hillside for HF activity. The antenna will be at least 45 feet from the ground in any direction. I can believe EZNEC so far as the effects of ground on impedance. but I am at a loss when it comes to considering the patterns on the various bands. The ridge is about 200 feet from the antenna. This is for a club member who recently upgraded to General Class. Since the ridge is close to the same height and south of the antenna, I am guessing that the computed charts will be a good representation of the northern half of the antenna. NVIS should not change much. The terrain may work as a reflector for over the pole operation. I am afraid the antenna will be of little use to the south. I expect we will eventually need to do the best we can with an antenna on the top of the ridge. When the snow melts I will try to climb the ridge for a look-see. It will likely be difficult to install due the dense trees. Any comments, advice, suggestions etc. are appreciated! John Ferrell W8CCW just put it up, hook up a tuner if the radio doesn't have one, and have fun. you can spend all your time modeling trying to figure out what it may look like, but if you are limited on how you can install it you can't really control much anyway. an antenna laying on the ground works much better than one that is only in your computer! |
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:53:32 -0800 (PST), K1TTT
wrote: On Dec 31, 4:01*pm, John Ferrell wrote: I am helping to install a 135 foot dipole on a hillside for HF activity. The antenna will be at least 45 feet from the ground in any direction. I can believe EZNEC so far as the effects of ground on impedance. but I am at a loss when it comes to considering the patterns on the various bands. The ridge is about 200 feet from the antenna. This is for a club member who recently upgraded to General Class. Since the ridge is close to the same height and south of the antenna, I am guessing that the computed charts will be a good representation of the northern half of the antenna. NVIS should not change much. The terrain may work as a reflector for over the pole operation. I am afraid the antenna will be of little use to the south. I expect we will eventually need to do the best we can with an antenna on the top of the ridge. When the snow melts I will try to climb the ridge for a look-see. It will likely be difficult to install due the dense trees. Any comments, advice, suggestions etc. are appreciated! John Ferrell W8CCW just put it up, hook up a tuner if the radio doesn't have one, and have fun. you can spend all your time modeling trying to figure out what it may look like, but if you are limited on how you can install it you can't really control much anyway. an antenna laying on the ground works much better than one that is only in your computer! No argument from me! It is going up as planned as soon as the new General gets a little more time to work with me on the project. The hillside we are working on is a little tricky for us to deal with while snow covered but in this part of North Carolina it does not snow often or stay long. We need to keep his enthusiasm up with some positive results. John Ferrell W8CCW |
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Занялся своим автомобилем, подремантировать, наладить. Где можно найти качественные запчасти ЯМЗ подскажите?
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
I really do not know how to answer this reply...
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:44:09 +0000, YarTransAvto wrote: Занялся своим автомобилем, подремантировать, наладить. Где можно найти качественные ' запчасти ЯМЗ' (http://www.yartransavto.ru/) подскажите? John Ferrell W8CCW |
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:41:52 -0500, John Ferrell rearranged some electrons
to say: I really do not know how to answer this reply... On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:44:09 +0000, YarTransAvto wrote: snipped John Ferrell W8CCW John, I hope you didn't click on the link, it's probably a virus. de AJ4TF |
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
I put a lot of trust in my Norton Internet Security. The link is in
Russian and appears to be about an engine. On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:29:41 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:41:52 -0500, John Ferrell rearranged some electrons to say: I really do not know how to answer this reply... On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:44:09 +0000, YarTransAvto wrote: snipped John Ferrell W8CCW John, I hope you didn't click on the link, it's probably a virus. de AJ4TF John Ferrell W8CCW |
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:50:49 -0500, John Ferrell rearranged some electrons
to say: I put a lot of trust in my Norton Internet Security. John Ferrell W8CCW I don't trust anything by Norton. de AJ4TF |
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Expectations for 135 foot dipole
It is all relative!
I have had my problems along the way but it is the best for me that I have found. If I compile a program without flipping the appropriate switch in Internet Security it promptly deletes the exe because it does not know it! It was a pain at first, but now I like it. The big problem is the cavelier manner in which Microsoft software is generated. On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:14:04 +0000 (UTC), david wrote: On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:50:49 -0500, John Ferrell rearranged some electrons to say: I put a lot of trust in my Norton Internet Security. John Ferrell W8CCW I don't trust anything by Norton. de AJ4TF |
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