[Antennas] Wet noodles and guying verticals

[Jerry Forwood]

If you remember your geometry, 3 points determine a plane. I have used the brace against the middle of the side of the trailer as one point, (with a good anchor at the base into the ground) the other 2 points the front and back opposite corners of the trailer.  I have never had a problem but I have never had the antenna up for more than 2 weeks at a time, only on vacations and field outings.  I am planning to use the same method when I retire in 3 years.  I guess I'll find out more then!  I'll keep you posted.

P.S. I now use a Hustler 5 band vertical on 2 sections of 5 ft. TV mast onto a drive-on base (a flat piece of metal that you put a wheel of the trailer on that has a stud welded to it that fits into the bottom of the TV mast.  


73 de Jerry, KØEJF
E.J.(Jerry) Forwood

-- Philip Atchley <beaconeer at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Hi,

Still planning the install of the HF-2V (want to do it "right" so I 
don't have to tromp around on the mobile home roof more than needed 
later on down the road).

The HF-2V instructions suggest guying it to prevent wind damage etc.  I 
plan on l "4 point" guying,  using a small gage of Black Dacron rope.  
It's probably the best "non conductive" guy wire I can use.  But we have 
a LOT of air pollution here in the San Joaquin Valley.  A couple quick 
questions.

1.  When it rains or we have heavy fog (common), can I expect these "non 
conductive" guys to detune my antenna when they're wet, especially after 
they've been up awhile and get "contaminated"?
2.  If so would slipping a  short section of insulated PVC pipe over the 
antenna at the guy point minimize this, or am I going "overboard".

73 de Phil  KO6BB

 


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