[QCWA] Flag Pole Antenna

[Glenn Little WB4UIV]

The radials are one half of the antenna and are required. You might get 
some results without the radials, but performance would be poor at best. 
After the flagpole, maybe you need to install a lawn irrigation system for 
the radials.

73
Glenn
WB4UIV

At 08:44 PM 05/01/06, you wrote:
>Hi Ed,
>
>A friend of mine in Kansas City use to put out 160 meter radials after 
>dark, they extended well into his neighbors property.  He cut bricks in 
>half for anchors at the far end.  It snowed one evening and he just pulled 
>the 1/2 brick back under the snow.  His neighbor never did figure out what 
>kind of animal would make a burro under the snow like that.
>
>A power sidewalk edgier works for creating slits for ground radials.
>
>gl, cu on the air es 73,
>Bob N0UF
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Williams Yoder" 
><edyoder at comcast.net>
>To: "QCWA Reflector" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:29 PM
>Subject: [QCWA] Flag Pole Antenna
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I would like to install a flag pole about 35 feet high flying the American 
>flag, but insulate same from ground.  I'm in a home owners association 
>which doesn't want antennas, so I'm disguising this as an antenna.  I 
>don't have room to use radials or a ground plane installation.  I would 
>sink a 10 foot, copper ground rod to achieve same.  I have an antenna 
>tuner which I assume would take care of the operations on 40 thru 10 meter 
>bands (75 meters is a maybe on this arrangement).
>
>Do any of you have a similar situation or could give me pointers as to how 
>to best accomplish my objective?
>
>Your opinions will be most appreciative.
>
>Best 73s,
>Ed Yoder, W3YMB
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