Antenna season.....................

[RolandSWL]

Hi All,
When is the official start of antenna season? Is it a date on the calendar or is it temperature dependent?
Rolo...........

[KD1SH]

   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...........

[W1RKW]

for me it's when there are no leaves and maybe after the first frost to kill ticks.

[Opcom]

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.

[w8khk]

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!

[WA4WAX]

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!