Return-Path: Received: from rly-de02.mx.aol.com (rly-de02.mail.aol.com [172.19.170.138]) by air-de04.mail.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILINDE043-4bc4a196c7799; Sun, 24 May 2009 11:49:19 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-de02.mx.aol.com (v123.4) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDE027-4bc4a196c7799; Sun, 24 May 2009 11:49:13 -0400 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1M8Fw4-0008F9-JR for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 24 May 2009 16:48:28 +0100 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1M8Fw4-0008F0-6h for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 24 May 2009 16:48:28 +0100 Received: from ttsmtp-4.cpwnetworks.com ([62.24.128.245] helo=ttsmtp.cpwnetworks.com) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1M8Fw2-0007MV-2S for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 24 May 2009 16:48:28 +0100 X-Path: TalkTalk-smtp X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ArsEAJEJGUpZ8+0p/2dsb2JhbACEVMtlhAsF Received: from unknown (HELO mal769a60aa920) ([89.243.237.41]) by ttsmtp.cpwnetworks.com with SMTP; 24 May 2009 16:48:17 +0100 Message-ID: <006b01c9dc87$0e4be3c0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> From: "mal hamilton" To: References: <4A181EEC.5050600@btconnect.com> <9670125E608A4D63AE541048B2177A02@JimPC> <001a01c9dc5e$b6bbb040$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> <4A193360.9010508@btconnect.com> <14D90153B05D421EB30356D325877C2D@JimPC> <4A196840.1090803@btconnect.com> Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 16:48:17 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: Re: First Portable Trip Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none 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 Don't risk it. You might set the heather on FIRE !!!! G3KEV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Newstead" To: Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 4:31 PM Subject: Re: LF: Re: First Portable Trip > Dear all > > Someone has suggested running a sloping wire down a cliff and top > feeding it. This is an interesting idea. Extending on that idea, if the > lower end of the wire was connected to some radials and the upper ends > was fed against earth might that work? Instead of a capacity hat it > would perhaps be a capacity bottom antenna. Setting up such a system > could be hard though. I have not abseiled in a long time. > > 73 > > Richard > G3CWI > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2130 - Release Date: 05/23/09 07:00:00