[Antennas] Antenna installation

Skip Caswell [email protected]
Mon, 02 Sep 2002 21:07:04 -0500


Hi All

Im looking for some help as to what antenna I might be able to build for 75
meters.  Im thinking of stringing some kind of wire antennas between two
70ft towers.  Thoughts are a full size loop or a sky loop.  I have some
60ft alum irrigation pipe that I could use for the other two corners of the
sky loop.  Im looking for some gain.

Presently have a bob tail curtain up but it doesnt play well.  One of the
problems I have at my present QTH is a double 69kv ckt running across the
front of the yard.  The 69kv towers are at 60ft.  Im pretty sure the 69kv
wires are coupling with the bob tail.  One end of the bob tail is 250' from
the transmission lines and the other end is only 100'.

Im also wondering how far to put the second tower from the first tower.
There is 195' between the main tower and the far lot line.  I'll need
minimum 42' from the lot line for guy wire installation.  With the 69kv
transmission lines any suggestions for tower placement and antennas I could
string between the two for 75m?

thanks.

Skip KE9L