[Lowfer] " XR " antenna changes

[Mike-WE0H]

Wood & metal are bad news for a 1750 meter signal. I proved that with my 
trees. I am sure you are radiating better with the wire away from those 
objects. Trees are terrible at this freq. I suspect water soaked lumber 
would be darn similar.

Mike



Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> I had the ant wire running down my pvc for abt 8 feet, then the
> PVC was nailed to a homemade wooden A-Frame mast laid against
> my trailer. The wire ran down the wooden mast, tied to it to keep 
> it from swaying in the wind. evidently when the wood gets wet, it
> " sucks up " the RF, or appears to anyway. I pulled the wire away 
> from the mast and the trailer body by about 6 feet, and the output 
> meter shot back up. That may not mean anything; only reports will 
> tell if it helped.  Merry Christmas everyone
>
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
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