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« on: August 01, 2010, 01:01:16 PM »
Unlike some of you I do not live in a rural area, I live in close-in Portland OR.  And, unfortunately  Wink , I like my neighbors.

Even though nobody complained I always though I could improve the looks of my antenna support.  I bought sections of fiberglass mast of ebay, pretty cheap actually.  That allowed me to run the feed-line down the center of the mast.

Rich

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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2010, 01:31:42 PM »
Nice Idea... looks much better.
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2010, 03:29:49 PM »
That is an improvement, very nice.
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2010, 04:02:31 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2010, 09:27:33 PM »
I'll play HUZman.........what was wrong with the first?
I assume you posted a before and after.
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2010, 10:38:13 PM »
Fred,
He has a dipole supported at the center by a large light colored mast.  It is fed with black window line which is stood off from the mast about a foot with white pvc tubing.   Definitely it wasn't a stealth installation.
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« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2010, 08:57:13 AM »
HUZMan likes the new installation. It looks neater. I'm sure the RF performance of the two are the same, but keeping the neighbors happy is a worthy endeavor.


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Quote from: flintstone mop on August 01, 2010, 09:27:33 PM
I'll play HUZman.........what was wrong with the first?
I assume you posted a before and after.
Our creepy internet here takes forever to see the 1 meg file
Fred
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wb1aij
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2010, 12:25:48 PM »
To me an antenna is a thing of beauty; doing anything to disguize it only diminishes its beauty.
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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2010, 08:51:41 PM »
 

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To me an antenna is a thing of beauty; doing anything to disguize it only diminishes its beauty.

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