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No folks...I did not die. Just close.

I haven't changed my HF antenna setup since last post as I've had some health issues, but I'mn bach and working on that fan dipole, getting its center weight down.

I have added a Kenwood 271A to the shack and took the easy way out and put up a J=Pole on the same mast as my A-99...for now. Warmer weather will see a 2M beam in the sky.

I've come to the conclusion that no center support, just poor man's towers at each end of a wire antenna, is nt a good idea, and since I can't afford a real, commercially built tower I'm going to homebrew a 35-50 foot or so foldover homebrew tower. I have to wait for a few warm days to start that project though as I won't pour concrete in temps under 50 degrees.

[QUOTE="bhayles, post: 509109, member: 41938"] No folks...I did not die. Just close. I haven't changed my HF antenna setup since last post as I've had some health issues, but I'mn bach and working on that fan dipole, getting its center weight down. I have added a Kenwood 271A to the shack and took the easy way out and put up a J=Pole on the same mast as my A-99...for now. Warmer weather will see a 2M beam in the sky. I've come to the conclusion that no center support, just poor man's towers at each end of a wire antenna, is nt a good idea, and since I can't afford a real, commercially built tower I'm going to homebrew a 35-50 foot or so foldover homebrew tower. I have to wait for a few warm days to start that project though as I won't pour concrete in temps under 50 degrees. [/QUOTE]

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