Comments on: 43 Foot Antenna Installation – The Rising http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/43-foot-antenna-installation-the-rising.html Hams helping hams make the most of the hobby of amateur radio. (This site is moving from www.hamhelpdesk.com to www.hamradio.me) Thu, 27 May 2010 04:06:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kx4o http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/43-foot-antenna-installation-the-rising.html/comment-page-1#comment-194 kx4o Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:08:20 +0000 http://www.hamhelpdesk.com/?p=1000#comment-194 UPDATE Oct 2009: I participated in the California QSO Party this weekend and enjoyed many 40, 20 and 15 meter contacts using just the 43 foot vertical antenna. I looked at 10 meters too, but there was nothing to be found there. So it seems the 43 foot ground mounted antenna provides at least some functionality for 15 meters given my many contacts between Virginia and California. UPDATE Oct 2009:
I participated in the California QSO Party this weekend and enjoyed many 40, 20 and 15 meter contacts using just the 43 foot vertical antenna.

I looked at 10 meters too, but there was nothing to be found there.

So it seems the 43 foot ground mounted antenna provides at least some functionality for 15 meters given my many contacts between Virginia and California.

]]> By: n5ntg http://www.hamradio.me/antennas/43-foot-antenna-installation-the-rising.html/comment-page-1#comment-190 n5ntg Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:19:51 +0000 http://www.hamhelpdesk.com/?p=1000#comment-190 I cross-posted your article at http://sanantoniohams.org/blog/?p=2766 with a sub-header of "One Ham's struggle to get it up". Thanks for sharing! Lee N5NTG SanAntonioHams.org I cross-posted your article at http://sanantoniohams.org/blog/?p=2766 with a sub-header of “One Ham’s struggle to get it up”.

Thanks for sharing!

Lee N5NTG
SanAntonioHams.org

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