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
----- Original Message ----- From: harry@gunship.org To: "AMSAT" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 1:19:25 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Antennas: How High?
Guys, I want to upgrade from my hand held Arrow to something permanently mounted outside with and Ele/ Az rotor. I have a single story home with roof peak at about 22 feet. I can easily mount a 10' - 20' mast directly outside the shack anchored in concrete and bolted to my roof eaves. If I use two masts sections I will get a net height of about 17' which means I will be "looking" through my roof on the lower easterly orientated passes. Gaining the additional height to completely clear the roof line will be increasingly problematic. How much should I be concerned about this, etc? I'd like some real world feedback / suggestions. Thanks in advance. 73 de harry, W6DXO _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb