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Hi Dennis,
Thanks for the description of your EWE- I
wouldn't mind seeing it either, like Bert. Yeah, my hypothesis for portability
was pretty close- but I didn't account for everything... You must have an
un-restrained coax that can reach the whole yard? Being directional off the
front end and having four "pretty much opposite" bearings makes me think that-
just trying to visualize. What you have sounds like a really good solution
for adjustability, portability and the CC&R's. When you move your
antenna during the winter, I hope you have more than undershorts and muck boots
on, at least for your neighbors sake, hi. <sorry couldn't resist> I
think my wife would prefer my outdoor antenna over a 5' indoor loop
hanging in our den...
Thanks again,
73- Doug
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 2:18
PM
Subject: [IRCA] EWE setup
Doug,
You're right, I have not heard
Hawaii from Vancouver. Thanks for the listings. My EWE antenna is
a portable antenna. Having no tall trees in the
backyard, I have to support it using two different masts. One mast
is a 16' reach extension used by painters or window washers. The other
is an old fiberglass Antron 99 CB antenna I have four
grounding rods driven halfway into the ground the four corners of my back
yard. I put a 4' PVC pipe onto each of the grounding rods -- I just sort
of slide the PVC pipe right over the exposed rod.
The EWE wire is 50' long and
the legs are about 12' down on both ends. It can be aimed in the
NW, SE, NE and SW directions by moving the masts. I have the balum
strapped to the CB mast and grounding resistors to all grounding rods.
When I get off work at 1:00 am I go out and set up the antenna, usually
aimed NW for TP reception. On either side of me are 2-story
houses. When the antenna is aimed in the NE or NW direction, the top of
it is level with the bottom edge of their roofs. Even so, this antenna
performs better than any long-wire or other antenna that I've ever used.
It's also real portable because the masts are collapsible to 6 foot. If
I want to go camping, I can just bungee-cord them to trees. In fact at
home when I'm through Dxing I just take it down (takes about 2 minutes to
setup). That way the neighbors won't see the antenna during the day --
I'm! in a new subdivision with CC&Rs so I want to make sure no one finds
the setup to be to their disliking. The backyard is about 20'x50', with
a street and power lines behind the property. I have to
admit, though, that sometimes in the wee hours of the morning, when
I'm carrying one mast to one end of the yard and another to the opposite
side, while trudging along in a swampy backyard, with rain in my face or frost
on the masts, it makes me wonder if a 5-foot loop hanging from the
den ceiling was a better idea. You know how my wife would
vote. HI
I also have a 10' and 5' loop
made from PVC pipe for outdoor use. And I set up the H-800 active
antenna, again using PVC pipe over a grounding rod to support the mast.
I plan to add more wire to the 10' loop to cover the long-wave band. So
was your hypothesis right???
73,
Dennis Vroom
Vancouver, WA
JRC 545 50'
EWE (currently resting on grass because it's
daylight)
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