Return-Path: Received: from mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.65.26]) by air-de02.mail.aol.com (v126.13) with ESMTP id MAILINDE021-5ea64b4f48171a4; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:36:39 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-dh06.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 1D6CD38000122; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:36:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1NVSfJ-0000VV-2c for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:35:21 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1NVSfI-0000VI-LB for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:35:20 +0000 Received: from mail-bw0-f221.google.com ([209.85.218.221]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1NVSfF-00028p-9Z for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:35:20 +0000 Received: by bwz21 with SMTP id 21so16704326bwz.4 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:35:10 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=JM5+4SNgEA3j3ux3V+rKE880gQ3M/JL7wut+yZWLWh4=; b=x8anwWDOhbNrBQYQ6XCie2UF+fRMzC5BM7wqzja73y+fKKRkewxyYvKFSy9u2xsUOc JcOAnYOvAT5Zc0FhF0CptipYwp1/PVvAvJe9XcNlQf96cQ2WYj+mBCStzz7A5/T84zNp wIwVQmUnOymjsojD/eAlRaRfseSouAlTb/8J4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=n1pn/wL8BeutBiKepToXenK1XiL2M4Toi7p57roMGMp2mWv9tyeX8U7lWVCGUQWMkM DuQXhRwn4Gb25ViH7VKjtaVMOEB7KoDzcXv7PmiABaoBLWyjYGDfFHLqra4oT9Jc6kwf ukBOscCFwTwlust7LoSBo40s1Iw46wOOzGhJU= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.33.138 with SMTP id h10mr571079bkd.197.1263486909223; Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:35:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <000a01ca9530$c4ee97a0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> References: <000a01ca9530$c4ee97a0$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:35:09 +0000 Message-ID: <9afca2641001140835y165ea810w6ccf81dd884597ad@mail.gmail.com> From: Roger Lapthorn To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Karma: unknown: DomainKey-Status: good (testing) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: Re: LF: 1/2 wave 500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00032555a19a6714dc047d2278e7 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,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-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d411a4b4f48110c2f X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) --00032555a19a6714dc047d2278e7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Mal (et al) Modest height 100ft? That's higher than our local church tower :-)) Having said that I guess in the USA there will be those for whom this is indeed a modest height and a 300m long antenna would only take up a corner of a garden. For other big antennas, see also the video of the monster 160m 3el beam antenna at OH8X being rotated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZcjqltJVA. Maybe they'll soon be putting up one for 500kHz? Best 73s Roger G3XBM 2010/1/14 mal hamilton > Hi > Has anyone in the USA tried a 1/2 wave dipole on 500 K/cs? inv V design, at > a modest height around 100 ft. > de mal/g3kev > > > -- http://g3xbm-qrp.blogspot.com/ http://www.g3xbm.co.uk http://www.youtube.com/user/G3XBM G3XBM GQRP 1678 ISWL G11088 --00032555a19a6714dc047d2278e7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mal (et al)

Modest height 100ft? That's higher than our local= church tower :-))

Having said that I guess in the USA there will= be those for whom this is indeed a modest height and a 300m long antenna= would only take up a corner of a garden.

For other big antennas, see also the video of the monster 160m 3el bea= m antenna at OH8X being rotated http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXCZcjqltJVA. Maybe th= ey'll soon be putting up one for 500kHz?

Best 73s
Roger G3XBM


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