You didn’t mention what your chimney is constructed from ... brick, stone, galvanized steel???
Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2021, at 16:16, Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What "warnings" did you read about using a chimney for a mount. Never > actually heard of any myself. Is it about it not being sturdy or something > else? > >> On Friday, May 7, 2021, 03:12:02 PM CDT, MIKE BRANNAN via BVARC >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Years ago I used steel strapping around my chimney to hold a heavy dipole >> with large traps. Worked fine. Even went though several high wind events. >> One removed a large portion of the roof. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 7, 2021, at 1:14 PM, Karl Bernard via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >> David, >> >> I wouldn't think that a dipole of any kind would put too much of a strain on >> your chimney. Even with the balun, that one only weighs 1.2lb (per DX >> Engineering - https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/mfj-2010). >> >> Since whatever you use as a mount will weigh more than the antenna, just be >> sure to use a lightweight mount. >> >> Disclaimer - this only my opinion. I've never mounted an antenna on a >> chimney before. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Karl >> W5KMB >> >> On Fri, May 7, 2021 at 12:43 PM David Mehl via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: >> BVARC Club >> >> >> >> I am a new ham and a club member since I passed my Tech last August at the >> BVAC testing. I have also passed both my General and Extra exam about a >> month ago. I am working on setting up a HF radio for home. I have a >> ‘backordered’ IC-7300 which may show up one day. In the mean time, I am >> trying to plan for my HF antenna that will fit on my small lot. I think I >> can run an 40-20-10-6 OCFD (*MFJ-2010) in a slope from a tree in my front >> yard, with the feed point hung off a mounted on chimney, and then on to a >> post above my fence in my backyard. I don’t have any trees in my backyard. >> Instead I have power lines across the back of the lot that I have to avoid. >> >> >> >> I keep reading various comments and warnings about using a chimney for a >> mount. My chimney is in good repair, having been inspected and repaired >> during my home rebuilt after being flooded during Harvey. >> >> >> >> Is the center of the OCFD a light enough load to consider using my chimney >> as a center mount? Is there a right way to do that? Or should I ‘bite the >> bullet’ and setup a pole beside the chimney? >> >> >> >> Any other antenna advice for a novice? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> AI5DK >> >> David >> >> David Mehl / Houston Texas USA / [email protected] >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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