The problem with balloon lofted antennas is you cannot often have the
balloons only go straight up. Much more likely to blow over sideways above
the location and get above neighbors, etc. More likely to get into power
lines. Late afternoons, most places have winds come up that play havoc
In a message dated 3/27/06 5:31:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The problem with balloon lofted antennas is you cannot often have the
balloons only go straight up.
A special type of aerodynamic balloon, called a kitoon, was developed to deal
with the problem.
, March 27, 2006 3:30 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RE: ridge vent as antenna?
In a message dated 3/27/06 5:31:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The problem with balloon lofted antennas is you cannot often have the
balloons only go straight up
Another possibility for overcoming your limitation is to use weather
balloons to loft your antenna: http://www.allsopp.co.uk/
They have many different sizes of balloons to choose from. You could
easily use a vertical antenna, and raise it several hundred feet without
a problem. Just make sure
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