What a fantastic location.
Looking at the houses surrounding it
reminds me of a google maps view I checked
out of the Sphinx & Pyramids recently, I
had no idea they were surrounded by
houses.
Makes me appreciate rural mountain top
sites all the more.
73,
Gary
KA1J
> This is a photo of the famous W1BB water tower in Winthrop, MA.
>
>
> http://www.sylviaplath.info/photos/winthrop9.jpg
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>
> I've seen it many times flying into Boston Logan Airport. The photo was
> apparently taken at low tide. Europe is off towards the upper right hand
> corner of the photo, the runways are only a mile away.
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> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: donovanf@starpower.net
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 5:19:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea
>
>
> Hi Herb,
>
>
> Stew's two element inverted-V beam was 265 feet above sea level,
> a spectacular location. The water tower is on the edge of a steep drop
> to the ocean.
>
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs@vitelcom.net>
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:24:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea
>
> Didn't Stew Perry, W1BB have basically and inverted Vee with open wire
> feeders at his famous Lighthouse QTH at Winthrop, MA?
>
> On 4/3/2015 12:48 PM, k1fz wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well with
> > DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed line
> > that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna.
> >
> > 73
> > Bruce-K1FZ
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
> > To: <topband@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea
> >
> >
> >> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I
> >> read
> >> inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization?
> >>
> >> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or
> >> NS and
> >> have not yet decided on an antenna.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> > Mike VE9AA
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