BIG antennas…

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I’ve had this long held dream of getting on top-band with a full size antenna!  Just imagine what could be achieved on a winters night with a full wave loop 😉  Even a full sized 1/4 wave vertical with a good counterpoise should be a magnificent antenna…  Don’t image I’m thinking shortened antenna’s here, no, I’m thinking BIG 😉

So, who is up for a bit of fun this winter?  We have several sandy beaches nearby with vehicular access that offer more than enough space to erect such an antenna…  OK, so what planet am I on, you ask? Ah, well like Baldrick I have a cunning plan 🙂  But I’m pretty sure my plan will work as its been done several times before and by Marconi himself….  Yes, I’m thinking kite antenna’s. 🙂

First off, the 1/4 wave vertical seems like an achievable start and flown above the worlds best counterpose it should be phenomenal!  Other configurations would work too – why not a delta loop?  OK it needs a couple of kites but that should be doable…  There are lots of video’s on Youtube but check out the website of G4ROJ and also note that he lives just up the road and is willing to do a club talk…..

Who’s in?

Andrew
G0RVM

2 thoughts on “BIG antennas…”

  1. Andrew
    Count me in.
    Kites/cobwebs bring it on. !!!
    Be really interested in getting involved in the working group that looks at it.
    Also keen to work with other clubs and share with their ideas..
    John – I’ll take a look at the website re balloon antenna’s. Not seen them before but certainly a workable idea and ustilises the ‘natural world’.
    I’ll catch up with you both on Weds.
    Mark
    M6KMJ

  2. Hello Andrew
    sounds like something we could harness our winter storms to help with, very interesting website on Kite antennas and great if we could get Roger (G4ROJ) to give a talk.
    I read that one of the other clubs had tried a kite antenna on the Downs, a single wire with a Yaesu 817 and tuner on the end. They divide the tasks between them and made many QSO’s.

    Big is good, Bruce array, curtain antennas, > than 1 lambda, the sort of thing you could build in a field! Hi Hi

    If you need helium in a cylinder to help with the construction of our own Aerostat I could arrange some.
    I looked at balloons a few years back, weather balloons are relatively cheap.
    some great ideas Andrew
    John

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