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Telamon wrote:

In article ,
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

How's that Eavesdropper working for you?
Not sure! I haven't completed the installation yet. It is in
the air, and has been for a while, but I've not completed the
coax run yet.

I was thinking about doing it today, but I had a lot of stuff
to take care of yesterday and my back she no feel too good.

Perhaps tomorrow.
One thing I forgot to add was that my neighbour was up on a job
in Rockford, MI doing some heating and cooling work and he
spied a nice aluminium flagpole that was being thrown away due
to some storm damage at the base of it.

We cut off the bad part, (about 1 foot) and it's still 22'
long. Now if I sink it 2-3' into the ground in a suitable piece
of pipe I'll have a nice free-standing center support for the
Eavesdropper.

Would you really want a 22 foot metal center support? Although
it may be one of the world's most extravagant ground
lugs...there is that whole lightning thing.....

Sure, why not. My scanner antenna is on a metal mast a bit higher
than that.

Not hit... Yet!

Oh, well then, screw it. Mount it high and solid, and put a US
ensign atop, with a flood for night time.

It'll be strictly for the antenna once I get going on that part of
the project. But if I finally decide I'm not happy with the
Eavesdropper then I'll either come up with another antenna project or
just use it for a flagpole.

You might want to consider using it as a vertical antenna. It would
complement your existing horizontal antennas.

I'd only consider using a vertical as a last resort. Been there, done that. They
receive equally poorly in all directions.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

On Sep 1, 5:42 pm, dxAce wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
dxAce wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

How's that Eavesdropper working for you?
Not sure! I haven't completed the installation yet. It is
in the air, and has been for a while, but I've not
completed the coax run yet.

I was thinking about doing it today, but I had a lot of
stuff to take care of yesterday and my back she no feel
too good.

Perhaps tomorrow.
One thing I forgot to add was that my neighbour was up on a
job in Rockford, MI doing some heating and cooling work and
he spied a nice aluminium flagpole that was being thrown
away due to some storm damage at the base of it.

We cut off the bad part, (about 1 foot) and it's still 22'
long. Now if I sink it 2-3' into the ground in a suitable
piece of pipe I'll have a nice free-standing center support
for the Eavesdropper.

Would you really want a 22 foot metal center support?
Although it may be one of the world's most extravagant
ground lugs...there is that whole lightning thing.....

Sure, why not. My scanner antenna is on a metal mast a bit
higher than that.

Not hit... Yet!

Oh, well then, screw it. Mount it high and solid, and put a US
ensign atop, with a flood for night time.

It'll be strictly for the antenna once I get going on that part
of the project. But if I finally decide I'm not happy with the
Eavesdropper then I'll either come up with another antenna
project or just use it for a flagpole.

You might want to consider using it as a vertical antenna. It would
complement your existing horizontal antennas.

I'd only consider using a vertical as a last resort. Been there, done
that. They receive equally poorly in all directions.

You might want to give it another shot. Antennas at different
orientations will work better at different times of the day/night.

Been there, done that. No thanks.

dxAce
Michigan
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Have you ever gone the loop route? If so, how did it work for you?

Steve

Steve wrote:

On Sep 1, 5:42 pm, dxAce wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
dxAce wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

How's that Eavesdropper working for you?
Not sure! I haven't completed the installation yet. It is
in the air, and has been for a while, but I've not
completed the coax run yet.

I was thinking about doing it today, but I had a lot of
stuff to take care of yesterday and my back she no feel
too good.

Perhaps tomorrow.
One thing I forgot to add was that my neighbour was up on a
job in Rockford, MI doing some heating and cooling work and
he spied a nice aluminium flagpole that was being thrown
away due to some storm damage at the base of it.

We cut off the bad part, (about 1 foot) and it's still 22'
long. Now if I sink it 2-3' into the ground in a suitable
piece of pipe I'll have a nice free-standing center support
for the Eavesdropper.

Would you really want a 22 foot metal center support?
Although it may be one of the world's most extravagant
ground lugs...there is that whole lightning thing.....

Sure, why not. My scanner antenna is on a metal mast a bit
higher than that.

Not hit... Yet!

Oh, well then, screw it. Mount it high and solid, and put a US
ensign atop, with a flood for night time.

It'll be strictly for the antenna once I get going on that part
of the project. But if I finally decide I'm not happy with the
Eavesdropper then I'll either come up with another antenna
project or just use it for a flagpole.

You might want to consider using it as a vertical antenna. It would
complement your existing horizontal antennas.

I'd only consider using a vertical as a last resort. Been there, done
that. They receive equally poorly in all directions.

You might want to give it another shot. Antennas at different
orientations will work better at different times of the day/night.

Been there, done that. No thanks.

dxAce
Michigan
USA- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Have you ever gone the loop route? If so, how did it work for you?

What kind of loop?

On Sep 1, 6:03 pm, dxAce wrote:
Steve wrote:
On Sep 1, 5:42 pm, dxAce wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
dxAce wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

How's that Eavesdropper working for you?
Not sure! I haven't completed the installation yet. It is
in the air, and has been for a while, but I've not
completed the coax run yet.

I was thinking about doing it today, but I had a lot of
stuff to take care of yesterday and my back she no feel
too good.

Perhaps tomorrow.
One thing I forgot to add was that my neighbour was up on a
job in Rockford, MI doing some heating and cooling work and
he spied a nice aluminium flagpole that was being thrown
away due to some storm damage at the base of it.

We cut off the bad part, (about 1 foot) and it's still 22'
long. Now if I sink it 2-3' into the ground in a suitable
piece of pipe I'll have a nice free-standing center support
for the Eavesdropper.

Would you really want a 22 foot metal center support?
Although it may be one of the world's most extravagant
ground lugs...there is that whole lightning thing.....

Sure, why not. My scanner antenna is on a metal mast a bit
higher than that.

Not hit... Yet!

Oh, well then, screw it. Mount it high and solid, and put a US
ensign atop, with a flood for night time.

It'll be strictly for the antenna once I get going on that part
of the project. But if I finally decide I'm not happy with the
Eavesdropper then I'll either come up with another antenna
project or just use it for a flagpole.

You might want to consider using it as a vertical antenna. It would
complement your existing horizontal antennas.

I'd only consider using a vertical as a last resort. Been there, done
that. They receive equally poorly in all directions.

You might want to give it another shot. Antennas at different
orientations will work better at different times of the day/night.

Been there, done that. No thanks.

dxAce
Michigan
USA- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Have you ever gone the loop route? If so, how did it work for you?

What kind of loop?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I was picturing a big, horizontal 'skywire' type loop, since you've
got some space to work with.

Steve wrote:

On Sep 1, 6:03 pm, dxAce wrote:
Steve wrote:
On Sep 1, 5:42 pm, dxAce wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
dxAce wrote:

Telamon wrote:

In article ,
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

dxAce wrote:
dxAce wrote:

D Peter Maus wrote:

How's that Eavesdropper working for you?
Not sure! I haven't completed the installation yet. It is
in the air, and has been for a while, but I've not
completed the coax run yet.

I was thinking about doing it today, but I had a lot of
stuff to take care of yesterday and my back she no feel
too good.

Perhaps tomorrow.
One thing I forgot to add was that my neighbour was up on a
job in Rockford, MI doing some heating and cooling work and
he spied a nice aluminium flagpole that was being thrown
away due to some storm damage at the base of it.

We cut off the bad part, (about 1 foot) and it's still 22'
long. Now if I sink it 2-3' into the ground in a suitable
piece of pipe I'll have a nice free-standing center support
for the Eavesdropper.

Would you really want a 22 foot metal center support?
Although it may be one of the world's most extravagant
ground lugs...there is that whole lightning thing.....

Sure, why not. My scanner antenna is on a metal mast a bit
higher than that.

Not hit... Yet!

Oh, well then, screw it. Mount it high and solid, and put a US
ensign atop, with a flood for night time.

It'll be strictly for the antenna once I get going on that part
of the project. But if I finally decide I'm not happy with the
Eavesdropper then I'll either come up with another antenna
project or just use it for a flagpole.

You might want to consider using it as a vertical antenna. It would
complement your existing horizontal antennas.

I'd only consider using a vertical as a last resort. Been there, done
that. They receive equally poorly in all directions.

You might want to give it another shot. Antennas at different
orientations will work better at different times of the day/night.

Been there, done that. No thanks.

dxAce
Michigan
USA- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Have you ever gone the loop route? If so, how did it work for you?

What kind of loop?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I was picturing a big, horizontal 'skywire' type loop, since you've
got some space to work with.

No, the only loop I can recall using was a box loop AM broadcast antenna.

dxAce
Michigan
USA