Hi John, As far as putting up your mast I would attach it to the highest point
on the house that you can for greatest strength using a good galanized steel
bracket. Also anchor it to the ground by either putting it over a post in
cement or along side a piece of galvanized angle iron in cement with a ubolt or
two around the mast.
As far as interacting with the other antennas, 10 feet should not bother
anything. I think it's far enough away and using different bands on each pole,
it won't detune anything.
Good luck! 73, Don K1DH
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>Subject: [VHFcontesting] Antenna question
To: <vhfcontesting@contesting.com>
>Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 08:35:49 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Looking at getting the telescoping mast that I
>purchased at the Oklahoma State convention last
>weekend put up. It will have the mini quad on the
>top, which will put the antenna at about 40 feet or
>so. Here is my question: The best place to mount the
>mast housewise will put it near the roof mount that
>will have the 2 meter and 70cm antennas on it. The
>mini quad will be about 10 feet higher than those
>other antennas, so interactions between the antennas
>should not be a problem. However, the mast will still
>be there. It will probably be 8 to 10 feet away from
>the antennas when they are pointed due north or south.
> Is this too close to the other antennas, causing
>interaction and other nasty effects? Any advice would
>be helpful.
>
>73s John NE0P
>
>p.s. see everyone next weekend in the UHF contest
>
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