[OKDXA] FENCE WIRE

AC5UP ac5up at windstream.net
Fri Mar 14 19:06:53 EST 2008


About a week ago I was surfing schematics for a balanced antenna tuner 
and came across a site full of antenna legend & lore that claimed it's 
becoming semi-popular with the AM BCB crowd to run elevated verticals.

Allegedly yields a lower and more predictable elevation pattern with 
reduced long-term maintenance vs slightly higher construction costs up 
front. I know the concept is nothing new, but this is the first I've 
heard of the NAB declaring it's "a good thing".

I have this dream of a modest vertical on 75 with elevated radials, but 
I also have a dream of meeting a thirty-something red-haired 
nymphomaniac who owns a liquor store... The antenna is more likely, but 
not by much.

PS: Real Frogs run 12ga silver-teflon for everything. Snoop around any 
place dealing in avionics surplus or repair and it might surprise you 
how cheap it can be if you live near a lucky lily pad...


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