Hello there Steve et al .....

A number of years ago I was on 40 SSB (a real rarity) calling CQ when a
fellow came back from NE PA. This guy had a signal that was probably the
strongest phone signal I have ever heard. He was running a 4 element wire
yagi that was suspended by 8 oak trees that a distant forefather had planted
over 200 yrs ago. The fellow said that he must have known the physical
layout of the antenna not only spacing wise but in the direction NE-SW.
Neet ...... PS just talked to the neighbor about using her tree for a
support which should get my wire up from 25 to 75 feet or so. Film at 11
when I get things together ....now where did I put that string for my bow
??????

God Bless 73 Tom Popovic KI3R Belle Vernon PA

I plan to use some of the trees at my QTH as a tower. I have to parallell
trees that is apx 50'. At the top they will be abt 15'' thick. They are
spaced 20'' which makes it easy to build a ladder so that I can climb
up.
I
plan to build a metal plate and install a rotor on the top of the
parallell
trees, so that I can turn my 15' boom lengt 3 el 20m yagi beam. This
tower
would be very cost effective.