Phil Hystad-3 wrote: > > I have a 35 foot long fiberglass telescoping pole that I stick in one of > the stake holes of my pickup truck. Then, with the center of my dipole > attached to the top and coax already connected I extend the pole up to its > full 35 foot length which puts the top of the dipole at 40 feet. This can > be done only when there is no wind as the top is not very stable as I have > already discovered. The ends of the dipole, sort of a inverted-V dipole, > are connected to 6 foot long poles I pound into the sand a little bit, > just enough for a stable anchor. >
IMO you'd do far better configuring your antenna as a vertical dipole over salt water. http://pages.prodigy.net/k2kw/dxcomp.htm http://www.elecraft.com/DXpeditions/QRP_is.pdf http://pages.prodigy.net/k2kw/learning.html 73, Bill -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/QRP-Portable-and-Compromise-Antennas-tp4872023p4873137.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
