Half of them have been replaced with internal sxcurity (*) staff now - and they wouldn't be bothered coming out of their warm cozy office just to see what some idiot is doing playing radio on the oth
In message <3A67116D.18713.1690251@localhost>, Mike Dennison <[email protected]> writes G3JNT wrote: Yes, thought someone had already tried a dipole up a hill. In that case I won't try dangli
Come to Devon with a big reel of wire under one arm and your 600W PA under the other! (Mine has RIP inscribed on it). I once used a 132ft loaded cliff on 160m by throwing the wire off the side of Ber
ON7YD wrote: When I got it correct you ran a long (fence) wire as a monopole against ground. I believe that a dipole could have a very different behaviour. With a monopole use the ground as counterwe
Careful, Andy. The last time I operated amateur radio on Portsdown Hill (2m AM!) the Navy Police arrived within five minutes. Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT) http://www.lf.thersgb.net
Hello Mike, When I got it correct you ran a long (fence) wire as a monopole against ground. I believe that a dipole could have a very different behaviour. With a monopole use the ground as counterwei
Yes, thought someone had already tried a dipole up a hill. In that case I won't try dangling a long wire down from Portsdown Hill. If I wanted to install an (amateur) LF antenna at the works QTH (jus
I hope this relates, but we used to lay MF and HF antennas on the surface of the snow or even ice in the Canadian Arctic. When we started it was a big deal to use some poles about 5 or 6 ft long to
Hi Larry, interesting. Especially as some of us recently experienced that wet stuff absorbs a lot of RF. What frequencies were used at MF ? 73, Rik ON7YD Many years ago I did read somwhere an article
Greetings Rik and Andy: Many years ago I did read somwhere an article about horizontal dipoles used in the desert that were just laying on the sand. I hope this relates, but we used to lay MF and HF
G4JNT wrote: Someone must have already tried this, but how effective would a (say) 100m long dipole laid down a chalk hill be ? Isn't limestone also the same material as chalk, Are there any CREG mem
Hi Andy, Very interesting idea. Many years ago I did read somwhere an article about horizontal dipoles used in the desert that were just laying on the sand. But I cannot remember where I did read it
A new subject now ..... Someone must have already tried this, but how effective would a (say) 100m long dipole laid down a chalk hill be ? Isn't limestone also the same material as chalk, Are there a
