What a fantastic location. Looking at the houses surrounding it reminds me of a google maps view I checked out of the Sphinx & Pyramids recently, I had no idea they were surrounded by houses.
Makes me appreciate rural mountain top sites all the more. 73, Gary KA1J > This is a photo of the famous W1BB water tower in Winthrop, MA. > > > http://www.sylviaplath.info/photos/winthrop9.jpg > > > I've seen it many times flying into Boston Logan Airport. The photo was > apparently taken at low tide. Europe is off towards the upper right hand > corner of the photo, the runways are only a mile away. > > > > > > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 5:19:11 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea > > > Hi Herb, > > > Stew's two element inverted-V beam was 265 feet above sea level, > a spectacular location. The water tower is on the edge of a steep drop > to the ocean. > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:24:19 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea > > Didn't Stew Perry, W1BB have basically and inverted Vee with open wire > feeders at his famous Lighthouse QTH at Winthrop, MA? > > On 4/3/2015 12:48 PM, k1fz wrote: > > > > > > > > Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well with > > DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed line > > that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna. > > > > 73 > > Bruce-K1FZ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM > > Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea > > > > > >> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I > >> read > >> inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization? > >> > >> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or > >> NS and > >> have not yet decided on an antenna. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > > Mike VE9AA > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
