[Antennas] 6 meter question

Ed Chapnom1 at zoominternet.net
Fri Jul 21 15:30:23 EDT 2006


I just purchased the same antenna. I also have a space problem for antennas.
I have a Radio Shack pushup mast that I use to support the center of my G5RV 
antenna. I mounted the SQ-50 six meter antenna 3-4 feet above the G5RV about 
33 feet  from the ground.

Ed, WB3LKO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Murray Hunt" <mahunt at adelphia.net>
To: <Antennas at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 2:00 PM
Subject: [Antennas] 6 meter question


>I am looking for more information on my set up and what I can do to help me 
>get a few more contacts.  Right now I am using an antenna from KU4AB.com 
>its a loop that works very well.  Last contest I had a 1,202 mile contact. 
>That was sweet.  Anyways that is mounted on a tripod that only gets it to 
>about 7 ft in the air.  I know I need to get higher. But thats a bigger 
>problem then you think.  I have no trees bigger then 10 ft in my yard, I 
>cant put up a  tower unless I take it down every night so I am stuck trying 
>to find a way to do that.  The antenna that I am using is working real 
>well, but I would like to get another and stack it, or a directional 
>antenna.  But then I have to find a place to mount it in the air.  So any 
>ideas would be great.  Here is one request.  I have had bad luck in 
>anything I have had to build, and if in anyway shape or form there is any 
>soldering that needs to be done I will mess it up faster then anyone else 
>you have ever seen.
> Thanks
> KB3LZV
>
>
> By the way you can check out my setup @ 
> http://www.kb3lzv.com/Ham/togo.htm
>
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