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Joey_migs
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Username: Joey_migs

Post Number: 31
Registered: 9-2009
Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 12:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have a pulley I attached to my mast at about 50 feet, I will use the pulley pull the dipole into a diagonal position about 45 degrees with mast, now the telescopic mast is about 67 feet high, zinc covered steel, will this impede the performance of the dipole?

Joe
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Tech833
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Username: Tech833

Post Number: 1754
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Sunday, October 04, 2009 - 3:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If the dipole is directly coax fed, then the coax needs to be insulated from the mast. If you use a balun, then the coax can be grounded to the mast.

Either way, not much of an effect.

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