Unless you're camped on a salt water beach, use that pole to support an inverted vee (which can be part of the guy system).
--- On Wed, 2/25/09, Garrett, Russ <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Garrett, Russ <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KX-1 what do you use for an antenna when you're in a > place with no trees to throw the vertical up? > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 7:17 PM > Thanks to all that responded. The general consensus is that > using the > buddistick, pac-12 or some other version of coil and > shorter vertical is > not as effective as simply getting up as high as possible > with a > vertical wire antenna and radial/counterpoise. Other than > the tree, > most have suggested a telescopic pole made of fiberglass > and there are > several on the market. They will need to be supported > with guy lines. > I have used a 28 foot vertical. The 32 would be ideal I > would guess as > the next smallest is 22 ft. > > Thanks again > > Russ > Kd7mpk ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
