Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22279 invoked from network); 27 May 1999 08:50:10 +0100 Received: from magnus.plus.net.uk (HELO magnus.force9.net) (195.166.128.27) by guiness.force9.net with SMTP; 27 May 1999 08:50:10 +0100 Received: (qmail 11153 invoked from network); 27 May 1999 07:53:41 -0000 Received: from punt.unica.co.uk (194.75.183.60) by magnus.plus.net.uk with SMTP; 27 May 1999 07:53:41 -0000 Received: from troy.blacksheep.org ([194.75.183.50] ident=root) by punt.unica.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.00 #2) id 10muvX-0000XV-00; Thu, 27 May 1999 08:50:07 +0100 Received: (from root@localhost) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) id HAA05094 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing; Thu, 27 May 1999 07:50:11 GMT Received: from post.thorcom.com (root@post.unica.co.uk [194.75.183.70]) by troy.blacksheep.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id HAA05089 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 07:50:08 GMT Received: from tk1.ihug.co.nz ([203.29.160.13] helo=smtp1.ihug.co.nz) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 2.04 #3) id 10mvA1-00073o-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 27 May 1999 09:05:06 +0100 Received: from test (p29-max2.chc.ihug.co.nz [207.214.13.29]) by smtp1.ihug.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id TAA03629 for ; Thu, 27 May 1999 19:49:28 +1200 Message-ID: <004201bea815$9fb26200$0200a8c0@test> From: "Dave Brown" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <01BEA820.0A9C7C40@pc033hk.hk.cro.cz> Subject: LF: Re: Efficient antenna Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 19:50:40 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Petr Use the T configuration as it will most likely keep the vertical section well away from earthed surroundings, which is most important for best performance. And use at least 0.5 metre spacing between two parallel wires in the top loading capacity hat, more if you can. Keep the ends of the top loading up high rather than letting them droop down very much. And put as much wire in the ground for an earth as you can get away with! 73 Dave ZL3FJ