Return-Path: Received: (qmail 10247 invoked from network); 13 Dec 1999 19:55:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by 212.159.2.33 with SMTP; 13 Dec 1999 19:55:35 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11xbz4-0000gI-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:22:14 +0000 Received: from ins22.netins.net ([167.142.225.22]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.02 #1) id 11xbz3-0000gD-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:22:13 +0000 Received: from netins.net (desm-24-77.dialup.netins.net [167.142.21.206]) by ins22.netins.net (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA28606 for ; Mon, 13 Dec 1999 13:49:55 -0600 (CST) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Message-ID: <38554DE1.AE11F37D@netins.net> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 13:49:53 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 From: "Tom Gruis, Ed.D." X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: Re: LF: All systems running References: <001901bf45a2$1732ffe0$0b5497d4@win95.swipnet.se> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Ahhh! I wish I could fulfill your request and send a comparison between the old and new antennae! But, of equal importance to me, is to find another radio-active person subscribing to me theory that all antennae work better when installed in adverse conditions!!! In fact, it sometimes feels that the relationship is more than linear! 73! Doc, K0HTF Iowa, U.S.A. EN31dx ___________________ Christer Andersson wrote: > Hello all, > > As you may have heard my 27 m vertical crashed in the hard winds we had recently. > I have now built a new one, 23 m high and with larger diameter of the tubes (200-160-125-100 mm). > I have also reduced the number of top loading wires in order to make tuning easier during hard winds. > > I had to add 4 turns on the loading coil to get the system resonated. > > All antenna work is done in 30 cm snow and partly in the dark... > > I'm interested comparisons between this antenna and the old one. > Reports are welcomed. > > 73 > Christer, SM6PXJ