Re: [HCDX] K9AY Antenna

["David Onley" <onleydw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Patrick

> I just climbed the Spruce tree in the backyard to raise the peak on the
> K9AY antenna.

It's good to see you trying new experiments.. Bit like me, trying to get
that extra S point. Makes you wonder though when you have an antenna that is
'As good as it gets' and then propagation takes over..

I'm still to come up with a decent way of getting the antenna up high
through trees.. Have tried fishing line & sinkers over the years, a crossbow
& believe it or not a hand grenade with fishing line attached.. Errr the
grenade was disarmed & hollow.. but still a perfect weight to toss. It' all
in the aim huh.. A few years back I was on the top of a ladder, 15 feet in
the air putting the dipole up. The rotting ladder rung gave way.. Woo Hoo,
broke a vertebra. But I'm back out there swinging through the trees again.
hehe.

>It has been at about 15 or 16 feet and I haven't been all
> that happy with it. It is now about 22 or 23 feet now and it works
> better. the gain is better and the s/n is better too.

That's interesting, you wouldn't think that an extra 6 or 7 feet would
change things that much. I'm going to have a go at altering the EWE height &
see what happens. I'm still having problems with th nulling.. gain is okay.

Dave

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