[ICOM] AH-4 help

[Larry Winslow]

My thanks to all who made suggestions. I'm only 
considering the AH-4, and now other models, for 
my situation. The biggest negative with the AH-4 
is that the antenna wire would have to be 
directly above the power lines that feed the next door neighbor.

I'm considering mounting a mast on the roof using 
a suggestion I found on eham.com. The guy came up 
with the idea of sliding some Sched-40 pvc piping 
into a breather pipe on the roof. I could then 
use the dipole attached to mast. Of course I'll 
put guy ropes to the roof facia for stability.

My antenna is a 90 foot B&W wide-band folded 
dipole which has been very reliable for me. My 
roof is only 62 feet so I contacted B&W and 
queried them about reducing the length of the 
antenna. Their response was quick & the only 
affect of shortening the antenna is the raising 
of the lowest frequency of operation.

Again - thanks

73 - Larry WØNFU
larry_w at comcast.net

At 04:14 AM 12/6/2005, you wrote:

>You could make a roof top mount out of lumber and concrete blocks. No
>holes in the roof required. I use this method to support my weather
>station on the flat roof over my pool deck. I believe Channel Master
>makes a version to mount a 4' dish antenna on a flat roof. If you want
>more info contact me off list.
>
>Julio, W4HY
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Larry Winslow
>Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 3:26 AM
>To: icom at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [ICOM] AH-4 help
>
>
>I've lost my tree to construction so my dipole
>had to come down. I live in an apartment and the
>owner of the building, my father-in-law, won't
>let me put a vertical - he's afraid of rain
>leakage due to the flat roof. One thing I'm
>considering is an AH-4 with a looooong wire.
>
>I have an IC-765 and need to know how to control the AH-4 with the 765.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>73 - Larry WØNFU
>larry_w at comcast.net
>
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