Return-Path: Received: from rly-de07.mx.aol.com (rly-de07.mail.aol.com [172.19.170.143]) by air-de08.mail.aol.com (v126.13) with ESMTP id MAILINDE084-4eb4b2ff0e82e8; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:04:55 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-de07.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDE074-4eb4b2ff0e82e8; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:04:26 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NMqG9-0003qy-2S for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:57:45 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NMqG8-0003qp-LJ for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:57:44 +0000 Received: from n11a.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.125.176]) by relay1.thorcom.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NMqKW-0000CF-P8 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:02:17 +0000 Received: from [68.142.200.224] by n11.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Dec 2009 22:03:06 -0000 Received: from [68.142.201.247] by t5.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Dec 2009 22:03:06 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp408.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 21 Dec 2009 22:03:06 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 2880.42060.bm@omp408.mail.mud.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 57304 invoked from network); 21 Dec 2009 22:03:05 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=btinternet.com; h=Received:X-Yahoo-SMTP:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=Lgex0DzPUkOhPcJ6F+Po2uNe47hMjzFwArmAc/x1/J//WpmHcTbJGncukdoY/TB4Kq5fKfUCz0vzs3guaYWtod1xnizKHrbGA7/MaN3IzkmTbVwQlTAcqS/MBnPre2uHFTHpVeWOfQyj8jxJ3c/JDaiBINMGht2i0LeOeq/mdkk= ; Received: from host86-151-140-44.range86-151.btcentralplus.com (ken.h.wright@86.151.140.44 with login) by smtp137.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 21 Dec 2009 14:03:05 -0800 PST X-Yahoo-SMTP: 9Y6mUHuswBAgnrOsukIiNdFDf95uy_Dz34nY1hlg2liKgYD952sjbg-- X-YMail-OSG: ogKi3hUVM1mH7otd67MCbykPgjKZNwUTzsEpl1eVdoIF6eq00Z8jqkVS1zpVNIz6XBL65rEAKeksGPo_CcmfsDIkVZH_vxCFzqYivX7c89oiytezGEs1cEVm6PkN8m_sOoifwgyK6T6IIPqkVm3nHUoOfZwX3fP_b_HeIq16QObQfulFQU8FAIr8SJdhukGvJq7q81rHhvtWLGsFSgm5X2e_JxYTB8VtG5sVjJ.v7v4o0PW6V8I8ZTyaC5cjurPJIh.o_oPCmphpFapj8qVbBEGG76Gh X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 Message-ID: <678FAD4478574A8682D9BDE7D982EE11@lindavideo> From: "Ken" To: Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:03:04 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 DomainKey-Status: good (testing) Subject: LF: PA0RDT Mini-Whip Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01CA8289.5EA91470" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.1 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK,HTML_40_50, HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01CA8289.5EA91470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello All. I have been reading the recent posting regarding the PA0RDT Mini-Whip= earthing etc, and am becoming rather confused. I am hoping to constr= uct a Mini-Whip over the Christmas break, but have issues regarding th= e positioning of it, the original drawings show it on a non metallic= mast, if I mount it high it will be within 2m vertical separation and= a 3m horizontal separation of the top horizontal section of the anten= na, the other option would be to mount it 1m above ground which will= give a 8m vertical separation and a 4m horizontal separation. Just to= add further problems if elevated vertically it is very close to veget= ation, and at the 1m position it will be close to the neighbour's chai= n link fence. The Mini-Whip will be connected to the shack with approx= imately 25m of 50 ohm coax. Your comments will be gratefully received. =20 73s Ken M0KHW ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01CA8289.5EA91470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

= Hello All.

= I have been reading the rece= nt posting regarding the=20 PA0RDT Mini-Whip earthing etc, and am becoming rather confused.  I am hoping to construct= a Mini-Whip=20 over the Christmas break, but have issues regarding the positioning of= it, the=20 original drawings show it on a non metallic mast, if I mount it high= it will be=20 within 2m vertical separation and a 3m horizontal separation of the to= p=20 horizontal section of the antenna, the other option would be to mount= it 1m=20 above ground which will give a 8m vertical separation and a 4m horizon= tal=20 separation. Just to add further problems if elevated vertically it is= very close=20 to vegetation, and at the 1m position it will be close to the neighbou= r=92s chain=20 link fence. The Mini-Whip will be connected to the shack with approxim= ately 25m=20 of 50 ohm coax. Your comments will be gratefully received.

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= 73s

= Ken

= M0KHW

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