Hello Mike,

Would  using  the  tower  as the radiator itself be any more efficient
than  a  slightly lower vertical that is supported from a guy from the
top  of  the  tower though? I am beginning to think that insulating it
would  be  pretty time consuming and at risk of not working, especially
as  you  say,  in  wet  weather,  plus a live tower with dogs about is
probably an unacceptable risk here.... Thanks for the insight.

Sunday, June 25, 2017, 3:38:53 PM, you wrote:

> Nice idea, Chris, but any insulation would have to withstand the 
> thousands of volts on your antenna in all conditions (wet and dry). 
> Might work for the lower volages on higher bands but I doubt it would 
> be OK at LF. The other factor worth bearing in mind is the max 
> permitted ERP which you must be close to already judging from the 
> reports you are getting.

> Mike, G3XDV






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