[ML-Hams] State of HF Rig at Makeshop

[Bruce Campbell]

Another option might be to mount 4 short masts on each corner of the
building to get you about 10' above the highest point on the roof then use
a magnetic loop antenna.

Given the lot layout, with anything that we do, that metal building is
going to do perverted things to the radiation pattern.


On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Bruce Campbell <phillybruce at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Depends on how much you want to hold up.
>
> I was thinking about how we could make one by filling a pipe sureded
> plastic and an epoxy. I am not a civil engineer though.
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Jake Polatty <ki4btj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do we want to put the tower on the grant proposal list?
>>
>> $100 would help cover the cost of materials.
>>
>> -Jake
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Jake Polatty <ki4btj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 200 feet would be nice, but unrealistic.
>>>
>>> High enough that we can get above the shop.  Above the overpass would be
>>> nice.
>>>
>>> 50 feet would be a good start.  We can calculate and go from there.
>>>
>>> -Jake
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Good to know!
>>>>
>>>> If I start pricing out a mast for the makeshop, what height should I be
>>>> looking for?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Bruce Campbell <phillybruce at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> OK Im getting emails from the list now. The rig that I looked at came
>>>>> from closet behind the kitchen.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been thinking about the tower as well. To erect it will involve
>>>>> building a base and pouring a concrete footing. It is also only about 50'.
>>>>> That will put you barely above the trees. I am thinking that it may be best
>>>>> to hold on to the tower until you actually have a need. That way you can
>>>>> make decisions base on what you need at the time and look some for extra
>>>>> sections to extend it up higher.
>>>>>
>>>>> In the meantime you will need a wire antenna for HF and a uhf/vhf
>>>>> antenna. All you need for that is a mast. Secure the it on the ground and
>>>>> at the roof line against the building.
>>>>>
>>>>> You may also think about where you want the shack to be.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FYI From Bruce:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Went by today. I took my dummy load and used the shop power meter to
>>>>>> look at that HF rig. It has a tube final and I didn't want to drive it two
>>>>>> hard without knowing the radios history but I got 50 W out out of it. I
>>>>>> don't know how clean the signal was but it was drifting on the readout
>>>>>> quite a bit. Receive seems to have a problem. Also, being an old radio, it
>>>>>> may not be a good option for new hams first experiences even if we can fix
>>>>>> it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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