On 7/3/09 3:51 PM, Jim Murray wrote:
> Hello All!
> The good news from here in the Adirondack Mountains is that we now own a
> place in a warmer climate to spend the winters in. The bad news is I will
> miss a lot of the best 160M conditions AND I have a no outside antenna deed
> restriction. I don't know if I can possibly hide at least a vertical there
> or not. Recently I've seen a couple of articles regarding "invisible
> antennas", using smaller wire etc. I want to at least get a 20M dipole up
> somehow. Aside from any possible ideas on antennas I am wondering about the
> efficiency loss of using small diameter wire (100W). I have a roll of #26
> I'd be willing to blacken and try it out but will it work as good as 14 or
> 12? I don't have a balanced line tuner and would feed the ant. in the center
> with a balun (hard to hide those). I have one tree in the rear of the home
> which looks to be about enough distance for only a 10-20M antenna. The tree
> could possibly hide a vertical of about 25'. I
> don't see any other options right now and lowbands will surely be
> restricted up to the time the xyl decides it's time to head South.
> Regards to all,
> Jim/k2hn
>
>
>
Can you put up a flag pole? Fine vertical potential there...
Ross AJ4LL
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