[Lowfer] " XR " ant. questions answered

[Andy - KU4XR]

--- On Sun, 7/26/09, Peter Barick <pbarick at niu.edu> wrote:


> Andy, others, Hi,
> 
> I took a look at Andy's My Space presence and those 1750M
> images. Having studied the antenna images I'd like further
> explanation, if you please. The first image shows a lot of
> "sky wire" labeled as by usage and with two vertical masts.
> Qs:
>  1) What are the heights of these masts?
>  2) Is it that the 80M and 160M wires are not connected to
> the 1750M "array"? or?
>  3) Assume the 1750M height is <= 40Ft, then what
> supports are there for the 1750M tophat wires? more poles,
> trees?
>  4) Finally, On interactions between the HF and LF
> antennas, was the 1750M antenna up and the only antenna
> before adding the HFs and finding a) no interaction, b) some
> interaction, more once-flying birds!?
> 
> Overall, Andy's MySpace presence is an added way to expose
> others to the LowFER craft. If I could add one suggestion,
> ha, possibly a bit of info why we do it would be helpful. 
> 
> Cheers -- Peter

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Hey Peter:

hope all is well at your QTH !!

Q #1: The HF mast is 32' high, and the LF mast is 22' high,
so the HF wires you see are above the LF tophat. My HF ant. 
is a 160 meter Windom, and an 80 meter Dipole in an " X "
pattern fed with a single coax simutaneously.

Q #2: the HF wires are not connected to the LF tophat, and 
as deceiving as the photos are; only the short leg of the
Windom ( Bearing West ) actually goes over the top of the
LF tophat.  

Q#3: The supports for the LF tophat wires are Trees, and 
the cable TV coax run down the road. I use Masons Twine for 
support, and there is virtually no weight to speak of, so no 
problem with pulling on the cable line.

Q#4: I can't give you an answer as to the interaction
between the HF, and LF ant's. We all know that anything in 
close proximity to any ant. will have some sort of interaction,
and the lower in frequency you go, the more evident the 
interaction becomes. The HF ant. was up for 2 years before I
put up the LF ant. for " XR ".

Lastly; Peter, feel free to " Make a comment " on " XR's " 
My Space page. It's open to anyone to post comments. Add your 
experiences, and invites for others to join in the fun.

I'm looking forward to the LOWfer eMails starting to pick up
again. - - - -  73 to all:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
Coordinates:  N:  35* 43' 54" - W:  84* 3' 16"
http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr