[TVARC] flagpole damage

[Larry Sheridan]

Rich: great idea on adding a light wire to the coax conduit, I'm stealing
that idea!

Larry K4LES

On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 11:47 AM Rich Antolick <ra77 at rantolick.net> wrote:

> The top light I used did a good job but I also have a Villages street lamp
> as I’m on a corner lot but that alone is not proper flag lighting.  The
> issue I’ve heard from people with ground up lighting is they seem to
> attract many more bugs.  When I put in my flagpole I did run a 12 gauge
> pair for DC power to support ground lighting.  Any input on bugs around
> your ground light?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
> W4RJA
>
>
>
> *From:* Rich Erlichman <rich.erlichman at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 11, 2022 11:15 AM
> *To:* Rich Antolick <ra77 at rantolick.net>
> *Cc:* villages reflector <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [TVARC] flagpole damage
>
>
>
> I never liked the light on top. It just doesn’t light up enough. Possibly
> because it is too close to the flag and (my opinion) does not do it
> justice. I found on Amazon some amazing lights that you ground mount around
> the base of the flagpole pointed up and it makes the flag look great at
> night.
> 73, Rich, nd4g
>
> Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro
>
>
>
> On Nov 11, 2022, at 8:21 AM, Rich Antolick <ra77 at rantolick.net> wrote:
>
> 
>
> My Greyline flagpole made it through both storms without issue.  I did
> take the flag off for the high wind days.
>
>
>
> On another topic my flagpole light died a week or so before Nicole just
> less than 3 years old.
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008IOZNJI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
>
> Is that typical or do you have a solar flag light that had better
> longevity?
>
>
>
> Rich
>
> W4RJA
>
>
>
> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *John Ellis
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2022 8:55 PM
> *To:* villages reflector <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* [TVARC] flagpole damage
>
>
>
> GA folks,
>
>
>
> Hope everyone did okay during Nicole,
>
> it could have been much worse!
>
>
>
> Just out of curiosity, has anyone who
>
> has used a flagpole for an antenna,
>
> suffer any significant storm damage?
>
> If so, it might be helpful to future users,
>
> to know what are potential trouble spots,
>
> to know what failed, how and/or why it
>
> failed, construction details, etc.
>
>
>
> Since the flagpole is such a popular antenna
>
> here, it would be nice to offer some thoughts
>
> to new users based on the experience of
>
> others.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> John, NP2B
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> John Ellis         (NP2B)
>
> 1149 Mockingbird Lane
> The Villages, FL 32163
>
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