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Title: Antenna season..................... Post by: RolandSWL on September 09, 2025, 07:40:24 AM Hi All,
When is the official start of antenna season? Is it a date on the calendar or is it temperature dependent? Rolo........... Title: Re: Antenna season..................... Post by: KD1SH on September 09, 2025, 11:15:43 AM For me, it's when I start to see a hint of color in the leaves, and the air begins to take on that autumn smell. The sound of neighbors cutting and splitting wood; a little wood smoke in the air on cool mornings, and the sky just seems a bit bluer (except when it's time for Nearfest; then it rains).
Hi All, When is the official start of antenna season? Is it a date on the calendar or is it temperature dependent? Rolo........... Title: Re: Antenna season..................... Post by: W1RKW on September 09, 2025, 02:42:49 PM for me it's when there are no leaves and maybe after the first frost to kill ticks.
Title: Re: Antenna season..................... Post by: Opcom on September 15, 2025, 10:34:34 PM It's in fall when it's 80 deg F or less and I can get a helper. The dipole is down right now, so not been on the air LOL.
Title: Re: Antenna season..................... Post by: w8khk on September 16, 2025, 12:26:51 AM It's in fall when it's 80 deg F or less and I can get a helper. The dipole is down right now, so not been on the air LOL. And that is the major disadvantage of a dipole, or even a doublet. Inclement weather can be a nuisance to that antenna, because it is typically necessary to keep BOTH ends of the antenna up above the ground. Two major failure points, and the weather knows how to find them. But I can't live without 'em, so I tolerate the risks! Title: Re: Antenna season..................... Post by: WA4WAX on September 21, 2025, 07:36:10 AM Consider an inverted L. It's in fall when it's 80 deg F or less and I can get a helper. The dipole is down right now, so not been on the air LOL. And that is the major disadvantage of a dipole, or even a doublet. Inclement weather can be a nuisance to that antenna, because it is typically necessary to keep BOTH ends of the antenna up above the ground. Two major failure points, and the weather knows how to find them. But I can't live without 'em, so I tolerate the risks! |