In a message dated 9/25/2012 2:38:58 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
On 9/25/2012 11:02 AM, Howard K2HK wrote: > Rob Sherwood was once a strong advocate of chicken wire and has run many tests. Perhaps he might chime in here with some comments. Rob is NC0B. I cited his work in my first post on this. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK When discussing small screens, I am reminded of Jim, W5JAW's very small vertical just above a ground "screen". As I recall, it was installed above a metal drainage pan that was just a few feet below his deck, and measured about 16x4' and served as his counterpoise. Jim put up a Tee vertical that was only 8' tall with a single wire top hat that spanned the length of the deck. Encouraged by working all states in ARRL 160 (I believe) he began pursuing DXCC and was well on his way when he decided to raise the height of the vertical to a lofty 12', which no doubt hastened his completion the award. Now Jim is a great operator, but I also believe that there are still many things to learn about small antennas on top band. Standing on Jim's deck, I was in disbelief that I could touch the top of the Tee. If Jim had proposed to install that antenna to this forum, what kind of reception would he have received from the "experts"? Paul, K5AF _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
