[TVARC] flagpole damage

[George Briggs]

I also ran a wire pair in the conduit next to the coax. I put it there if I ever want to use a remote tuner without running the 12v on the coax. It bailed me out a couple of years ago when my MFJ remote tuner went belly up. I hauled out my trusty SGC tuner, and it worked like a champ. I’m not sure why we are all in love with 12v over the coax.
George K2DM 

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> On Nov 11, 2022, at 1:43 PM, Larry Sheridan <larry10782 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Rich: great idea on adding a light wire to the coax conduit, I'm stealing that idea!
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> Larry K4LES
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>> 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?
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>> Thanks,
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>> Rich
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>> W4RJA
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>> 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
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>> 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 
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>> Sent from my iPhone 13 Pro
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>> On Nov 11, 2022, at 8:21 AM, Rich Antolick <ra77 at rantolick.net> wrote:
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>> My Greyline flagpole made it through both storms without issue.  I did take the flag off for the high wind days.
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>> On another topic my flagpole light died a week or so before Nicole just less than 3 years old.
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>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008IOZNJI?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
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>> Is that typical or do you have a solar flag light that had better longevity?
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>> Rich
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>> W4RJA
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>> 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
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>> GA folks, 
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>> Hope everyone did okay during Nicole, 
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>> it could have been much worse! 
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>> Just out of curiosity, has anyone who 
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>> has used a flagpole for an antenna, 
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>> If so, it might be helpful to future users,
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>> to know what are potential trouble spots, 
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>> to know what failed, how and/or why it 
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>> failed, construction details, etc. 
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>> Since the flagpole is such a popular antenna 
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>> here, it would be nice to offer some thoughts
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>> to new users based on the experience of 
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>> others. 
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>> 73, 
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>> John, NP2B 
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>> John Ellis         (NP2B)  
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>> 1149 Mockingbird Lane  
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