Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 required=5.0 tests=FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN, FREEMAIL_FROM,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED,SPF_PASS, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 X-Spam-DCC: EATSERVER: mailn 1166; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by lipkowski.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Debian-8+deb8u1) with ESMTP id v5OGfglm030290 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2017 18:41:43 +0200 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1dOo3w-0006ts-0B for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:37:32 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1dOo3t-0006tj-Eu for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:37:29 +0100 Received: from mail-wr0-x22e.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c0c::22e]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1dOo3q-0002uf-L6 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:37:28 +0100 Received: by mail-wr0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id r103so102001665wrb.0 for ; Sat, 24 Jun 2017 09:37:26 -0700 (PDT) X-DKIM-Result: Domain=gmail.com Result=Good and Known Domain DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:message-id:to:subject:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=IpneO66hTMk7QGzLvPep0m+Jfp0SUYDF7KJXRN/5l6E=; b=THVpJ6m2j2ZjBmuTD/Nd4o9yd3x879X/R+eLIbicLw8dAxHwjnPwoife6RETrtZZVu 0hCnZi5iKiZXkl+nDeI55P4C2qAnj4toYsQIQ2SvsdMg4q7TOxxiFHt0s5B3XZ6uATws LVEiERnYBeSKmTpENTYuWxp7IHUrd5t/1uMX8l6F+ILlb+L1suEQ3iqdmyskbV7Df3/z VIXQT1/jJTNca/lDdtRlLXSH2fxnvjmoH/5IZQ056UIb45z8MABTmc2Q4puxV3VueNIs N9KukYlsSeE2PPyRrRq/0VeY00rqNqdPp0s3I2OmQsYxI1FvHpcKEPpL21UCBa1d3sb/ aFxQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:message-id:to:subject:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=IpneO66hTMk7QGzLvPep0m+Jfp0SUYDF7KJXRN/5l6E=; b=mArUBzctzv4d1HWsnzxh2q544hY45HMUN94o9VS9KJgjUhka0m6wRPVfinB9OIYieX /fjHZT7TRdMqHrNidq+DDq1rRuHrase2v0fp/VBHooPXnhsD+UT0RPgLsxcgNBN3+bpq iftUE5zXr6cyAWtw5vAVeXAgQ3lL2CKQGtehvw2Ma6XAYPXegDHmLz1d3f7R6lwIZjS1 os2BfOe21q7KJmBK8C5ZAf2L9iRSOF4Dj4rH+kfpi73XjEGngveUnWUUMqetGMsFAykc XaGZ3om79NBUWl5xt7b8RQhrcQmdu869tdF+MZqwYv90ddI5RVRdYcBm2xEmQpGkSx7B cTMA== X-Gm-Message-State: AKS2vOzn383PB6jHQl26ZZlPGWHvv5qL9AlpVEFZDCKduISTyJJuW77x we+Y36mO1yvlzRLM X-Received: by 10.28.174.80 with SMTP id x77mr5349447wme.73.1498322245384; Sat, 24 Jun 2017 09:37:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from OfficeWin7.lan (82-70-254-222.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk. [82.70.254.222]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id b192sm8950843wmf.25.2017.06.24.09.37.24 for (version=TLS1 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 24 Jun 2017 09:37:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:37:24 +0100 From: Chris Wilson X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1649946984.20170624173724@gmail.com> To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scan-Signature: 2e2f7cbbe9f38dd7bf3fac4fc012e6fc Subject: LF: Insulating a Versatower from ground Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 2.75 Status: RO X-Status: A X-Keywords: X-UID: 12090 Hello LF'ers Has anyone tried making insulating bushes for the tilt over hinge and the bottom locking peg on a crank up / crank over 40 or 60 foot Versatower? How much of a detrimental effect would the steel 6 foot above ground, concreted in support post a couple or three inches away from it have? Specifically I am toying with doing this to use it on LF 136kHz with my horizontal quad loop as the capacitive "top hat" to gain as much vertical height for the radiating element as possible, right now the mast has a long insulated line to the corner of my horizontal quad loop with the vertical some way from the mast, although today to minimise sag from having the vertical some distance away I moved it nearer the mast. By so doing I have gained maybe another 8 feet of height. Thanks. Thanks -- Best regards, Chris 2E0ILY mailto:dead.fets@gmail.com