[Lowfer] AMRAD E-Field Probe

[Paul Daulton]

If it aint broke dont fix it. 
Paul

Quoting Dick Goodman <wa3usg at verizon.net>:
> Guys,
>    I've been using the AMRAD E-Field probe since since 2001. I have it
> mounted on the side of my garden shed which is right next to a Pine Tree. 
> The antenna itself is about 20 feet up mounted on two 10 foot TV masts which
> I have inside PVC pipe for a little additional strength. Over the last 10
> years, the tree has grown quite a bit and is starting to surround the
> e-field probe. Right now the branches are coming within 2 1/2 to 3 feet from
> actually touching the antenna (see link below). Do you think that this is
> having any effect? I know that the probe is a very high impedance device and
> it likes to be in the clear. 
>    I was thinking about remounting the antenna in a spot where it would be
> about 10 feet from the tree at its closest point. Do you think there would
> be an additional advantage if I also raised it to 30 feet? This antenna has
> worked well over the years, I have copied LowFers: BAT, JC, TAG, BRO, LEK,
> NC, XM, WA, TH, SJ, PBO, WMS, MP, SIW, and IO. It also makes a great general
> Short Wave receive antenna. 
>
> 	http://mysite.verizon.net/wa3usg/amrad.jpg
>
>    I gotta think about putting something on transmit too. 
>
> 73
> Dick, WA3USG
> Mechanicsburg, PA. 
> FN10LE
>
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Paul Daulton K5WMS
beacon WMS 185.302 khz qrss30/slow 24/7
Jacksonville,Ar 72076
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