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A Top Band 1/4 wave vertical?
On Thu, 23 Apr 2015 11:56:18 -0700, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
How about a tethered helium balloon instead? This way you don't have to worry about powering the thing. Bell wire will handle 100 watts all day without turning into smoke. Then (for a full sized Top Band vertical) you'd better be prepared for some VERY SERIOUS static electricity issues. (And, it won't be vertical. It'll be a "slooper", I believe.) One Field Day we threw up a cross-valley long wire (running horizontal, of course) and, after the violent static display made itself known inside the Field Day trailer, several fellas got knocked on their asses trying to get it disconnected and away from all the other gear and antennas around the site. That sucker was approx. 2200 feet long. (Could've gotten 100 pts for "Natural Power", I s'pose...) The Colorado Rockies: Low humidity - steady breeze -- sure was exciting for awhile! Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | http://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | __ 38.238N 104.547W | jonz.net | DM78rf | 73 SK |
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