June 8th, 2007 Archive

A stealth antenna for 80m - using only one mast

June 8th, 2007 by M0GDU in Operating, Technical

I have a difficult location for building aerials - I’m at the bottom of a 4 storey building, and my garden faces a public park with a pathway running right alongside my boundary fence making them a tempting target for passing kids. I’m also almost directly below the communal TV aerial.

To cut a long and boring story short, I decided the best option (for now) was a rotary dipole for 80m - and it needed to be discrete if it was to avoid complaints.

And withstand ‘very’ high winds on a regular basis.

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