[TVARC] Antenna Options

[Ed Krome]

FWIW: why not put a G5RV on the roof? I have one on 4” spacers that is simply invisible. I don’t do enough operating to tell quantitatively how well it works but , with a tuner, it loads just fine. And anything is better than nothing. 

Ed Krome K9EK

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> On Nov 1, 2020, at 4:39 PM, k2te at juno.com wrote:
> 
> Steve,
> 
> I recommend that you put down radials regardless of the length.  A
> flagpole vertical needs a counterpoise to have any kind of radiation
> pattern other than NVIS.  There are some verticals that claim no
> counterpoise necessary but they often have 3 or 4 short, elevated
> radials.  Such antennas are a non-starter for avoiding the dreaded
> covenant police.
> 
> If your property geometry supports it, mount your vertical off a corner
> of the house to give you some room for longer/more radials.  I have a
> Hygain 6BTV flagpole vertical off a corner of the house that enabled me
> to run 60+ radials that vary from 55 feet to 10 feet in length. 
> Installing radials is not as pains-taking as you may think.  I used a
> weed-whacker to cut slits in the lawn and lay the radials.  Mother Nature
> covered them nicely in a few weeks.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
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