HI Doc



Adrian,
Since I haven't tried an antenna like that I can't honestly
say what it might do. I'd certainly have to give it a try,
though! I would guess that it will be a 'quiet' antenna. How
much of that 'quiet' is due to it being a lousy antenna versus
too low, is another one of those 'guesses's. But I like loops
and would certainly see what happened if I had that much fence!

Yes - I'll give it a try.....
There's actually a metal fence 'stock fence' all round the perimiter
of the land - but the bottom end of it is securely embedded in the
earth - so I think it may be asking rather a lot for that to radiate
g. But a thin insulated wire along the fence top, that's a
possibility......

As for the antenna being 'skylined', and objectionable
neighbors,
put up the poles with a bird house on top of each. Tell the
neighbors
the wire is an intercom line for the birds and to mind their own
@#$%
business! Or maybe cameras wired so you can watch them... They
can
still mind their own @#$% business...

We do like to try to keep on good terms with our neighbours (up to a
point). One or two of them are a bit 'funny' - we had to get rid of a
cockerel because he was waking people up in the morning..... so we try
not to wind anybody up more than absolutely necessary. We're also in a
designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (!) - so that tends to
raise peoples' 'sensitivity' to things like aerial farms. Never mind -
there are compensations g

Now all I need is a BIG reel of insulated wire.......

Thanks again
Adrian
Suffolk UK

On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 09:07:57 +0000, Adrian
wrote:

There's actually a metal fence 'stock fence' all round the perimiter
of the land - but the bottom end of it is securely embedded in the
earth - so I think it may be asking rather a lot for that to radiate
g. But a thin insulated wire along the fence top, that's a
possibility......

Hi Adrian,

Sounds like a combination circular Beverage antenna and fence de-icer.

As for the Beverage antenna, do it by parts (one quarter at a time) to
see if things:
a) work;
b) improve;
c) stay the same.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC