[Antennas] Verticals And Trees

Sat, 28 Sep 2002 11:02:35 -0500

I had a Butternut HF-6V, not mounted on the ground, but up about 10',
with three radials.  Very close to some maple trees.  No problem, until a
winter storm bent the top so much it got caught in the tree limbs. 
Following storms weakened the bottom section (above the feed point)and
the damn thing broke.  I removed the maple (it was dying anyway) and
replaced the antenna with a HF-9V.  Still have a red maple very near, but
far enough away to be safe.

Dave          W9LYA
What wrought doG hath?

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:42:47 -0500 "Kelley Shaddrick"
<[email protected]> writes:
> What's the current thinking concerning HF verticals and trees. Do 
> trees have
> any effect on ground mounted (with radials) verticals, such as the 
> 4, 5, or
> 6BTV series? If there is some effect, what minimum safe distance 
> should a
> vertical be away from the trees? My particular lot has trees pretty 
> much
> everywhere I could mount a vertical antenna. Most are 60 foot plus 
> trees.
> 
> Thanks for any thoughts,
> 
> Kelley-W0RK
> 
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