[Lowfer] Photo of XR Top Hat, and comments

[Andy - KU4XR]

--- On Sun, 10/17/10, John Bruce McCreath wrote:

> I have to agree with Alan Melia's comments about the downward wires 
> coming from the top actually reducing some of the height of the main 
> vertical mast/wire.  If you decide to try my suggestion, don't replace
> the insulated extension but only the insulated cord.  
> You could probably use the currently downward wires to create the 
> top hat "growth" in area.
> 
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
> 
> LowFER Beacon "EAR"
> 188.830 kHz. QRSS30
> EN93dr
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Sounds like a plan to me J.B. cut em from the bottom, and flip
em to the top... a job for another day. I got the same recommendation
from others also.  73 to you:


Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
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--- On Sun, 10/17/10, John Bruce McCreath <weazle at hurontel.on.ca> wrote:

> From: John Bruce McCreath <weazle at hurontel.on.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Lowfer] Photo of XR Top Hat, and comments
> To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" <lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 10:27 PM
> Hi again Andy,
> 
> You've been reading a lot lately!  The information
> about structures above the top hat, especially as they apply
> to HF mobile
> antennas is quite true.  Don Johnson, W6AAQ, the
> inventor of the famous "Screwdriver" antenna proved that to
> be a fact in
> his book about HF mobile antennas.
> 
> I think that the difference in your case would be that the
> addition of wires from the four corners of the top hat up to
> the top of
> the insulated vertical rod would become part of the top
> hat.  That is, they wouldn't been seen as a single
> vertical element
> above the hat, but rather a part of it, since they
> originate at the four corners and converge to a single point
> slightly above.
> 
> I have to agree with Alan Melia's comments about the
> downward wires coming from the top actually reducing some
> of
> the height of the main vertical mast/wire.  If you
> decide to try my suggestion, don't replace the insulated
> extension but
> only the insulated cord.  You could probably use the
> currently downward wires to create the top hat "growth" in
> area.
> 
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
> 
> LowFER Beacon "EAR"
> 188.830 kHz. QRSS30
> EN93dr