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   Hello Nigel!   
      
   13 Oct 25 12:24, you wrote to me:   
      
    >> The antenna I use for my SDRs (as mentioned in a previous message)   
    >> is is a 2 meter J-Pole atop a 30 foot tower, along with others. The   
      
    NR> I'd like to get an antenna high up but in the Dallas subrubs it might   
    NR> not be such a good idea. First, I'd never be able to get anything else   
    NR> on it once its up because, even if it's fold down, there's really no   
    NR> room and I wouldn't want to be climing 30 ft in the air at my stage in   
    NR> life!   
      
   Well, the local ham that installed the tower is a professional. He works for   
   the County radio shop where he and his crew maintains all the county   
   repeaters, and the equipment in the fire trucks, sheriff patrol cars and all   
   the different departments, as well as some of the local cities within the   
   county. The tower is currently 3 10' sections affixed to the eaves. There is   
   also a 5 ghz microwave antenna atop the same tower which provides Internet to   
   our repeater site @ 7500' elevation, 37 miles away. I have trouble getting   
   down off the roof myself. I, like you, do not need to be climbing towers.   
      
    NR> I could put something on my chimney but that would require quite a lot   
    NR> of coax.   
      
   And some of the coax isn't inexpensive, either. You could probably go with   
   some less-expensive coax since you're not going to be transmitting with it.   
      
    NR> I'll maybe get one of the local hams to take a look and give me their   
    NR> opinion.   
      
   That is always a good place to start. Perhaps your local club.   
      
   73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn   
   Visalia, CA DM06ii   
   GMRS WRKZ506   
      
      
      
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