I've tried balloons for HF wire antennas. Unless you can get a serious balloon (> several feet in diameter) it's essentially hopeless.
-John ================= > 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. > 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. > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
