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RE: I have that same antenna and its pretty good...

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Wojciech

In Reply to: RE: I have that same antenna and its pretty good... posted by Cougar on June 21, 2019 at 23:51:01

I thought about it. Not sure its going to help much. I have to check the height of the Hospital structure.
Don't remember the specs of rotator so I'm not sure which part of the mast to extend eventually .The one going to the rotator or going out of it.

Edits: 06/22/19

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The mast going "in" is clamped - 1973shovel 05:48:06 06/23/19 (2)
...in your case it looks like it's to the chimney, so the mast which the antenna is connected to has to be the one which rotates.

I went with a 5-foot tripod instead of a 3-foot model, to gain a bit of extra height. I looked into longer masts, but there's recommended guidelines about when guy-wiring starts to become necessary, and I wasn't anxious to start dealing with all that.

That's too bad that you've got that building obstructing you, but it appears that you'd need a free-standing tower to crest it.

"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon
- RE: The mast going "in" is clamped - Awe-d-o-file 08:23:03 06/24/19 (1)
  Yep guy wiring would be required. A total pain.
  
  ET
  
  "If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
  - That's the way I felt too - 1973shovel 04:30:10 06/28/19 (0)
    DXing is nice, but not worth the trouble and expense of guy wires to support a taller mast, to gain a bit of extra reception, at least not to me.
    
    "Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be. 'Cause now I'm an amputee" J. Lennon

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