Well, I'm in Beaverton so try to keep the big cats out west. I'll just watch for the local raccoons here. :)
On the antenna though, I don't think the tree is feasible due to location. The ridge line (on some poles for a touch more height) is quite doable and could easily feed into where my radio will one day be. However, I'm a little concerned about the signal going too vertical and having a bad angle on the horizon. Should I be considering a vertical antenna if I really want to DX? New guy here so please correct any bad assumptions I'm making... Walt, KE7GWZ On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 18:07 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Walt KE7GWZ wrote: > > On topic, I haven't made or put up any antennas yet. :) I imagine when I > do I'll have some stinkers as well. I'm thinking about a dipole running the > ridge of my house. I could hit a half-wave for 40 meters. Then there are > those really tall fir trees in the front yard... > > ----------------- > > Both of those will work. Feed that 66 foot wire with good open wire line and > you can get out well on 80 too. > > I always go for the option that puts the radiator as much in the clear and > away from objects as possible. Some cheap balloons from the party supply > will get a wire into those trees - just use two people, one on either side > of the tree on a calm morning until it's over the best spot, then one person > pulls down while the other plays out very lightweight thread, followed by > heavier thread, followed by string, followed by rope... > > Fitting the subject, I do antenna work only in the daytimes here on the edge > of the Gayles Creek wetlands in Forest Grove, Oregon, ever since the night I > was out stringing some wire and stepped over a cat roaming the yard. A few > minutes later I got a better look a the "cat" from the ladder and saw the > stripes. Glad I didn't startle it. I keep the garage door closed at night > too. The fastest way to ruin a morning is to start the car and scare a pole > cat snoozing under it, keeping warm. > > Ron AC7AC > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
