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[secret squirrel]

My family owns part of a hunting camp in Medix Run, PA. Its at the intersection where Elk, Cameron, and Clearfield counties come together. and about an hour from State College PA on I-80. There is no cell service in the immediate area. The nearest TV station transmits from State College PA and its PBS. So no telephone, No Internet, No broadcast TV. We have AM/FM radio and old DVDs and VHS tapes. The cabin has gone through many remodels in the last 40 years. The current remodel give a slanted, almost flat steel roof. The cabin sits in a very steep valley. Since we are coming into a start of a solar cycle I have been thinking about putting an antenna on the cabin for skip shooting. My model picks up nothing on 6 or 26 in the valley at night. My question being is this going to be a urinating into a tornado venture. my concern being the valley and the ground wave effects with the valley and terrain. Any antenna ideas or dreams drawn on cocktail napkins welcome.

 

[S&W357]

First thing coming to my mind is put the antenna in a tree and away from the steel roof.

Sounds like a great hunting camp!

 

[Handy Andy]

If you're in a valley, the terrain works against you.

Since no telephone (Cell) and TV Reception is limited - the skys' the limit on this problem.

Shoot an arrow into a tree with a string attached and see if you can make one of the taller trees your starting point.

Hope you budgeted some money for a long run of coax.

Here's a look at the topography -

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The terrain reminds me of I-86 on the north side of PA north of Ashland and Reading - a route that hugged the mountain range until 86 met up with 90 - bumpy ride but isolated so you can get there and back with fewer problems - just the poor road conditions made the trips rough.

 

[AmericanEagle575]

I'm wondering if a dipole antenna strung up in the highest part of a couple of tree's in a inverted V would work for you to get you on the air,just a thought that came to mind after along day of flipping Burgers at Five Guys today in State College!!

 

[Slowmover]

I’ll say, I hope you try several things . . . and if nothing else, work out how well mobile units can communicate with the camp base on the drive in.

Where (map point)?
How well (signal strength)

And what conditions are possible if you drive down to the public road (hang a dipole for mobile remote off the private driveway)?

CB has its uses coming in from the road for every mile previous

In the same vein, if a ridge-top location for a dipole is possible, motor on up to make the connections to the local roads.

Etc

No such thing as too much/too many antennas.

I’m certain I’m not the only vehicle operator who is capable of remote transmit with a portable antenna rig. In your case might be able to get something well up into the trees to wait on use.

The last bit is where one has to go to get CB to work efficiently off-property. Coordinates

I think all these worth the time to pursue.

Good luck!

 

[freecell]

secret squirrel posted:

"Since we are coming into a start of a solar cycle I have been thinking about putting an antenna on the cabin for skip shooting".

https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/11-meter-is-very-quiet.246449/page-252#post-758493

two days ago on friday the MUF peaked @ 25.90 mhz. and both the 11 and 12 meter bands were active.

 

[AudioShockwav]

Somewhere here there is a thread about a 1/4 mounted on a tin roof.
Made out of stove pipe I think.....

Might be fun.
73
Jeff

 

[Crawdad]

Any updates SS? Try anything and how did work? ?

73

 

[Slowmover]

Somewhere here there is a thread about a 1/4 mounted on a tin roof.
Made out of stove pipe I think.....

Might be fun.
73
Jeff

Don’t know about stove pipe, but bumped a related thread re vertical + metal roof” (CB590)

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[Crawdad]

Somewhere here there is a thread about a 1/4 mounted on a tin roof.
Made out of stove pipe I think.....

Might be fun.
73
Jeff

It's a Kopcicle thread in CB antennas forum..........."Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"
It's quite a yarn......

 

[AudioShockwav]

I just bumped it to the top