Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1481; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL, SPF_PASS autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id u9RHrbPc023049 for ; Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:53:37 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1bzoku-0003dG-So for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:46:20 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1bzoku-0003d7-Bt for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:46:20 +0100 Received: from smtpout5.wanadoo.co.uk ([80.12.242.80] helo=smtpout.wanadoo.co.uk) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1bzokq-0000A6-U0 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:46:19 +0100 Received: from AGB ([95.151.119.248]) by mwinf5d61 with ME id 0hmC1u0065Mf0rj03hmCLb; Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:46:15 +0200 X-ME-Helo: AGB X-ME-Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:46:15 +0200 X-ME-IP: 95.151.119.248 Message-ID: <9572E499DDB04CCFB514F52495231E80@AGB> From: "Graham" To: References: <1025448629.20161021150108@chriswilson.tv> <8239C38A828A4235981A7EC5FD32DA42@PCPMF> <1838496439.20161027150949@chriswilson.tv> In-Reply-To: <1838496439.20161027150949@chriswilson.tv> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 18:46:11 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 X-Scan-Signature: 3f8d74a8c70dd416d0a3a1dbcb9bb89f Subject: Re: LF: Distance of LF vertical antenna element from lattice work steel mast? Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.11 Content-Length: 1528 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 9261 Chris , Are you maintaining the loop Ae , which at the moment is tilted , would the modifications , render it more 'horizontal ? Q where is the 'star point of the earth system ? 73-Graham -------------------------------------------------- From: "Chris Wilson" Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 3:09 PM To: "F6CNI - Andy - JN19QB" Subject: Re: LF: Distance of LF vertical antenna element from lattice work steel mast? > Hello F6CNI, > > Friday, October 21, 2016 > > Thanks Andy, and thanks Rik, excellent info and link, much > appreciated. I may initially keep the vertical well away from the > mast, but future ergonomics would be helped by bringing it nearer to > the mast. For now, when my pulleys arrive, I will see what raising the > corner of the existing loop and heightening the vertical add to my > signal. Cheers. > > > Best regards, > Chris 2E0ILY mailto:chris@chriswilson.tv > > > >> Hello Chris. > >> In the year 2000 on LF I had a stell 14 meters mast supporting the top of >> the vertical thin wire of my transmitting Inv L antenna. > >> I tried some distances between the mast and the vertical wire. With close >> distance as 50 cm, I had some capacitance added and it had very influence >> on >> the tuning unit, and sure bad result about the antenna efficiency. With 2 >> meters of spacing or over, all was OK and the mast seems to have very >> little >> influence. > >> 73 Andy. > > > >