RO90,

How High is the Concrete Clothesline Pole ?
* One Short 6.5Ft to 8Ft Pole for an Unbrella Clothesline
* Two Short 6.5Ft to 8Ft Poles for a Short Low Clothesline
* Two Tall 10Ft to 16Ft Poles for a Long High Clothesline

Does this appear to be a pre-manufactured pole that is re-inforced
with iron or steel wire and/or bars builtin to its Core ?

In general re-inforced concrete pole would NOT make the best core
for a helically wound vertical Antenna.

The Better Idea: Is to use a piece of 8Ft to 12Ft PVC Pipe
who's body is made of insulator type material and that has
an Air Core.

What To Do: Wind your Antenna Wire Element around this piece
of PVC Pipe to form your Helically Wound Vertical Antenna.

NOTE: This type of Helically Wound Vertical Antenna is commonly
called a "BroomStick" (BroomStik) Antenna and was popularized
by Arnie Coro the Host of DXers Unlimited on Radio Habana de Cuba.
BROOMSTICK= http://www.radiohc.org/Distributions...roomstick.html
HCDX= http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../bromstik.html

READ: Tri-Band "BroomStick" Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/420

READ: Concerning the BroomStick Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/410

BACKGROUND: "BroomStick" Antenna
I have found that an 8Ft piece of PVC Pipe wrapped with
One Long Continious Coil of Wire does NOT perform as well
as the same piece of 8Ft PVC Pipe that is wrapped with
Three (3) Coils of Wire with Spaces between them that are
made from one continious wire.

READ: Understanding the "BroomStick" Antenna and its Coil
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/415


IMPROVED: The "BroomStick" Antenna is acually a
"Short STACKED Vertical {Tri-Band} BroomStick Antenna".
NOTE: Some like to spell 'broomstick' "BroomStik".

READ: Tri-Band "BroomStick" Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/420

Materials Needed for Tri-Band "BroomStick" Antenna:
* PVC Pile = Eight Foot Length of 1.25" ID (1.5" OD)
* Insulated Stranded Wire = Forty Feet (40 Ft)
- RadioShack Catalog # 278-1218
- - Ninety Foot (90Ft) Spool of Stranded, 22 Gauge Wire.
- RadioShack Catalog # 278-1220
- - Fifty-Five Foot (55Ft) Spool of St4randed, 18 Gauge Wire.
* Black Electrical Tape = One Roll.
[Secure both Ends of the Coils with 4-5 Wraps of Electrical Tape.]
* Top Hat = "9-12" Pie Pan (Optional)

DESCRIPTION: Tri-Band "BroomStick" Antenna:
[ From Top ~ To Bottom ]
{Actual constructon is done bottom to top.}

* 'Optional' Mechanical "Nut-&-Bolt"
TOP-HAT Connection at 1" from the Top.

* Third Vertical Separator 9-10"

* Top Coil: 12 Turns @ 1/8" Spacing
- Surface Length of Coil 1.5"
(This Coil has 4.7 Feet of Wire Wound in it.)
Note: Use a 12" piece of Hook-Up Wire as a
Coil Spacer Sleeve to Form this Coil.

* Second Vertical Separator 16"

* Middle Coil: 24 Turns @ 1/4" Spacing
- Surface Length of Coil 6.0"
(This Coil has 9.4 Feet of Wire Wound in it.)
Note: Use a 12" piece of Zip Cord as a
Coil Spacer Sleeve to Form this Coil.

* First Vertical Separator 26"

* Bottom Coil: 48 Turns @ 1/2" Spacing
- Surface Length of Coil 24.0"
(This Coil has 18.8 Feet of Wire Wound in it.)
Note: Use a 12" piece of TV Twin Lead as a
Coil Spacer Sleeve to Form this Coil.

* Bottom Vertical Separator Stub 13"

* Mechanical "Nut-&-Bolt" Lead-In-Line
Connection at 1" from the Bottom.

NOTE: Total Wire required for this BroomStick Antenna is 40 Ft.

Short STACKED Vertical {Tri-Band} BroomStick Antenna
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/755


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= = = (RedOctober90)
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Hi

I bought this RadioShack antenna kit and I have this concrete
clothesline pole just outside my shack.

I was wondering if it would work to wrap the insulated wire
(50 feet) around and around the concrete pole ?

Thanks

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