Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-04-02 Thread terry leatherland via BVARC
Jeff, For the last 10 years before I moved to Riverstone in 2017, I had a fold-up antenna I engineered with the help of a mechanical engineer.The mast is a 20' 2" steel pole. I welded a c-bracket for the eaves of my garage to use as a pivot at the 8' mark.It required 62lbs of counter balance

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Neal Naumann via BVARC
; Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:52 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: D. Howard Bingham<mailto:ke5...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Didn't a BVARC MEMBER years ago take out a PERMIT in a Fort Bend County community to erect an antenna tower

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2022-03-31 Thread orin snook via BVARC
1-745-0539 From: BVARC on behalf of D. Howard Bingham via BVARC Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 8:46 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org Cc: D. Howard Bingham Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Didn't a BVARC MEMBER years ago take out a PERMIT in a Fort Bend County community to erect an antenna tow

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread D. Howard Bingham via BVARC
-- *From:* BVARC on behalf of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:17:26 AM *To:* Neal Naumann via BVARC *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Did you permit the project to erect a tower and an

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
org Cc: "D. Howard Bingham" Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Have you considered M-2 HO Loop antennas, they "resemble some TV Antennas" & when stacked can cover 70cm, 2M & 6M (There are plans for similar Home Brews antennas in the ARRL Antenna book.0 D. Howard

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread D. Howard Bingham via BVARC
arch 30, 2022, 3:02 PM *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB *Cc:* Jeff Greer *Subject:* [BVARC] masts & towers Hi, BVARC! I'm curious as to what others are doing for masts/towers. I'm in an HOA ("no antennas") with a tiny little yard. Nobody has complained so far about my homeb

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread mark janzer via BVARC
P Pritchard Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers   The carbon fiber masts offered by Gigaparts looks really great but they’ve doubled in price over the past year. I think Jason at Ham Radio 2.0 has a YT video on them.    JP Sent from my iPhone On Mar 31, 2022, at 10:45 AM, Neal

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Robert Polinski via BVARC
BVARC Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:28 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: JP Pritchard Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers The carbon fiber masts offered by Gigaparts looks really great but they’ve doubled in price over the past year. I think Jason at Ham Radio 2.0 has a YT vide

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
on behalf of JP Pritchard via BVARC Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:27 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: JP Pritchard Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers The carbon fiber masts offered by Gigaparts looks really great but they’ve doubled in price over the past year. I think J

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Jeff Thomas via BVARC
> look for direction if that is the case. But not until it seems to really > matter. > > Neal N5EN > > > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > -- > *From:* BVARC on > behalf of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Jeff Thomas via BVARC
-- > *From:* BVARC on > behalf of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC > > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:17:26 AM > *To:* Neal Naumann via BVARC > *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] masts & towers > > > Did y

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread JP Pritchard via BVARC
er. > > Neal N5EN > > > > Get Outlook for Android > From: BVARC on behalf of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN > via BVARC > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:17:26 AM > To: Neal Naumann via BVARC > Cc: Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN > Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC
1, 2022 10:17:26 AM *To:* Neal Naumann via BVARC *Cc:* Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Did you permit the project to erect a tower and antenna? On 3/31/2022 9:41 AM, Neal Naumann via BVARC wrote: A TV antenna is permitted by law (which was drafted by the adv

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Rick Hiller via BVARC
ted by law. If you choose to run a wire to it is your > choice. > > 73, > > Neal N5EN > > > -- > *From:* BVARC on > behalf of Jeff Greer via BVARC > *Sent:* Thursday, March 31, 2022, 9:16 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Neal Naumann via BVARC
Neal N5EN Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> From: BVARC on behalf of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:17:26 AM To: Neal Naumann via BVARC Cc: Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts &a

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN via BVARC
AM *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB *Cc:* Jeff Greer *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Well, my CC are not vague - they say explicitly no antennas unless we're required to allow the antenna by law. Having said that, I already have an antenna for HF.  There will be one for VHF and

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Neal Naumann via BVARC
choice. 73, Neal N5EN From: BVARC on behalf of Jeff Greer via BVARC Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022, 9:16 AM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Jeff Greer Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Well, my CC are not vague - they say explicitly no ante

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2022-03-31 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
n area, in an acceptable school district, and close to work, that's not in an HOA. 73, Neal N5EN From: BVARC on behalf of Jeff Greer via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 3:02 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Jeff Greer Subject: [BVARC] masts &

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2022-03-31 Thread Gary Sitton via BVARC
, Neal N5EN From: BVARC on behalf of Jeff Greer via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 3:02 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Jeff Greer Subject: [BVARC] masts & towers Hi, BVARC! I'm curious as to what others are doing for masts/towers. I'm in an HOA ("no anten

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-31 Thread Neal Naumann via BVARC
eer via BVARC Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 3:02 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Jeff Greer Subject: [BVARC] masts & towers Hi, BVARC! I'm curious as to what others are doing for masts/towers. I'm in an HOA ("no antennas") with a tiny little yard. Nobody has compla

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-30 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
guy lines... From: JP Pritchard Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 3:37 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Cc: Jeff Greer Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers Jeff If you haven't seen it, here's a very good implemation of combining steel fencing polls an

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-30 Thread Matt Cenatiempo via BVARC
That ‘tetherball’ base idea is getting my creative juices flowing. Now I have an idea for a vertical my wife “might” not be mad about. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 30, 2022, at 15:38, JP Pritchard via BVARC wrote: > >  > Jeff > If you haven't seen it, here's a very good implemation

Re: [BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-30 Thread JP Pritchard via BVARC
Jeff If you haven't seen it, here's a very good implemation of combining steel fencing polls and a fiberglass in a crank up configuration that would be totally invisible if left in the down position during the day. It's a very clear explanation of his design. JP. k5JPP

[BVARC] masts & towers

2022-03-30 Thread Jeff Greer via BVARC
Hi, BVARC! I'm curious as to what others are doing for masts/towers. I'm in an HOA ("no antennas") with a tiny little yard. Nobody has complained so far about my homebrew "DX Commander" style fan vertical, which looks like a 31' jackite pole (because that's pretty much what it is, with some