On 3 September 2010 20:48, Neville Michie <[email protected]> wrote: > You could try a box kite, > or a tethered balloon. > An interesting project would be a computer controlled kite > servoed to hold a constant position.
Now that would be be some project. They are actually making generators which are attached to balloons that go up into the jet streams to generate electricity. Even a relatively small unit can produce 2MW so you can make your own energy at the same time. > Or a sky hook? > What about a remote site with a radio or laser link to your QTH? > The more ideas that you start with the more likely you will find a good > solution. You could also attach a nice high gain amplifier to it too, just to make up for all the loss in the cable hanging down from it :) Cheers, Steve > cheers, > Neville Michie > > > On 03/09/2010, at 3:08 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz wrote: > >> Stanley wrote: >> >>> ROHN 9H50 34 Foot Telescopic TV Wireless Antenna Push Up Mast >> >> Interesting suggestion. Rohn is well known to me, though I don't >> typically think of them for things like push-up masts. >> >> For those suggesting 6-10' of pipe, at my rooftop I get a reception cone >> of about 50 degrees elevation and above during the vegetated months (say, >> mid-March through mid-November), and about 30 degrees and above in the dead >> of winter, due mostly to dense tree cover that is 60-80 feet tall. So, I'd >> really need to get 20 feet + above the chimney (50+ feet above the ground) >> for a significant improvement. The suburban residential lot size doesn't >> leave me much to work with (no centrally-located tower, therefore no guys >> unless I negotiated easements with the neighbors, and Hell will never be >> that cold...). I doubt I could get a permit for 80' of Rohn 55. Maybe if I >> put a wind generator on it.... >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Charles >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to >> https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. - Einstein _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
