[amsat-bb] Re: Antennas: How High?

2009-07-11 Thread w7lrd
My antenna height philosophy goes like this-I try get away with as much as I can get away with considering, cost, XYL attitude, powerlines, falling on neighbors.  The idea of, just one more foot can go on forever.  My roof line already looks like a NASA facility. 73 Bob W7LRD -

[amsat-bb] Re: Antennas: How High?

2009-07-11 Thread Greg D.
Hi John, You might consider putting a short tripod on the roof itself. That's what I did. 2-story house, and too many trees adjacent to the house to put up any sort of tower (and not counting the inevitable XYL objections). Here's what I did: