[TVARC] Antenna Options

[Steve Roth]

Good idea.  I will do some measuring of the roof to see just how much that
I have to work with.  Thanks

On Sun, Nov 1, 2020 at 7:00 PM Ed Krome <e.krome at comcast.net> wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > 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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