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Hey Steve, how tall are your supports off the ground?

MnMikew wrote:

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Hey Steve, how tall are your supports off the ground?

They are 9' off the ground, the actual wood is 12' long.

Steve
dxAce

MnMikew wrote:

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Hey Steve, how tall are your supports off the ground?

That pic was taken in 2001 when I first installed the system here, and the shot
is from the end of the 100' W-E wire, looking west. That wire has now been
extended another 100'. I need to take another pic which I'll do this Fall.

dxAce

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MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Hey Steve, how tall are your supports off the ground?

That pic was taken in 2001 when I first installed the system here, and the
shot
is from the end of the 100' W-E wire, looking west. That wire has now been
extended another 100'. I need to take another pic which I'll do this Fall.

dxAce

How much lead-in coax you using? My backyard is quite similar to yours. I
was going to put my wire on the neighbors chainlink fence which runs the
length of the yard, but the posts may work better.

MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/pics.htm

Hey Steve, how tall are your supports off the ground?

That pic was taken in 2001 when I first installed the system here, and the
shot
is from the end of the 100' W-E wire, looking west. That wire has now been
extended another 100'. I need to take another pic which I'll do this Fall.

dxAce

How much lead-in coax you using? My backyard is quite similar to yours. I
was going to put my wire on the neighbors chainlink fence which runs the
length of the yard, but the posts may work better.

I think my longest run of co-ax is about 85' or so.

dxAce

"MnMikew" wrote in message
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"dxAce" wrote in message
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MnMikew wrote:

"dxAce" wrote in message
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http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/pics.htm

Hey Steve, how tall are your supports off the ground?

That pic was taken in 2001 when I first installed the system here, and
the
shot
is from the end of the 100' W-E wire, looking west. That wire has now
been
extended another 100'. I need to take another pic which I'll do this
Fall.

dxAce

How much lead-in coax you using? My backyard is quite similar to yours. I
was going to put my wire on the neighbors chainlink fence which runs the
length of the yard, but the posts may work better.

At the risk of sounding -really- stupid, I just have to ask this. I've read
about using your window screen for an antenna; what about hooking directly
up to the chain link fence itself? Would it work? It's grounded, so maybe
not. I don't know, so I'm asking!

Honus wrote:

At the risk of sounding -really- stupid, I just have to ask this. I've read
about using your window screen for an antenna


Tried it. Not good. LOTS of buzzing sounds picked up, but strangely
enough, never in the winter.




mike

"m II" wrote in message
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Honus wrote:

At the risk of sounding -really- stupid, I just have to ask this. I've
read
about using your window screen for an antenna


Tried it. Not good. LOTS of buzzing sounds picked up, but strangely
enough, never in the winter.




mike

I am using a window screen made of Hardware Cloth 3/8" mesh, 2'x4'
hidden from outside by the curtain. An S3 sig with my rod antenna becomes
an S9 on the screen. k35454.
p.s. hi mike II still on rec.psychic from England ?

k35454 wrote:
"m II" wrote in message
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Honus wrote:


At the risk of sounding -really- stupid, I just have to ask this. I've

read

about using your window screen for an antenna



Tried it. Not good. LOTS of buzzing sounds picked up, but strangely
enough, never in the winter.




mike

I am using a window screen made of Hardware Cloth 3/8" mesh, 2'x4'
hidden from outside by the curtain. An S3 sig with my rod antenna becomes
an S9 on the screen. k35454.

A 3/8" mesh won't keep the smaller specimens out..then the buzzing gets
really loud!



p.s. hi mike II still on rec.psychic from England ?


Sure. I drop in on uk.rec.psychic at times. Some nice people visit
there...must be nice, they tolerate me. A completely different mindset
compared to alt.paranormal
I've met a few radio types who are interested in the possiblity of non
magnetic/electric wave communication. J.S. Bell comes to mind as a
source for further reasearch.

I don't claim any paranormal powers, other than a modest, self effacing,
Ghandiesque and virtually unnerring insight into the human condition

g


mike