Bad Weather Stopped My A99 Install

[Stellasarat]

Thanks to all who left advice. I've ordered another 5' mast. Now the A99 will bealmost 10' off the






























groud. I also purchased a 3
point guywire
clamp, 100' of
guywire and 12
guywire clamps.
The weather is
supposed to be
nice on Sunday. I
will post pictures
of the install (if I
can figure out how too). I want to thank
everyone who



gave me advice. I read all of them more than once. I've a really good feeling that at a minimum of 10' it's gonna work just fine. I'm anticipating the install and first qsl. Again thanks to all who replyed. It amazed me to see how people installed antennas in a way that should have not worked but not only worked, worked well. I've learned that something is better than nothing and to go for it and see what happens. Necessity is the mother of all invention.

 

[BJ radionut]

You should have put it up....
Proven Fact antennas installed in crappy and lousy conditions ALWAYS preform better than anything installed on a nice day!

All the Best
Gary

 

[Bundy]

Good luck with your install. I've made some amazing contacts with my A99.

 

[Stellasarat]

Thanks Gary. Ill wait for the next noreaster. Great advice! Good looking out. Ill make sure there's plenty or rain, wind and especially lightning. That will certainly make this the best 10' high A99 ever to radiate an 11 meter signal. MMaybe as an extra ill get stuck by a lightning bolt. Oh yea! That would be a shocking exspeariance. Uncle fester was always my hero.

 

[Rick330man]

Thanks Gary. Ill wait for the next noreaster. Great advice! Good looking out. Ill make sure there's plenty or rain, wind and especially lightning. That will certainly make this the best 10' high A99 ever to radiate an 11 meter signal. MMaybe as an extra ill get stuck by a lightning bolt. Oh yea! That would be a shocking exspeariance. Uncle fester was always my hero.

You'll be 11 meters' answer to Ben Franklin!

 

[357magnum]

I'm Glad you can get a little extra height , My A-99 has been through quite few Nor' Easter's an some hurricane's an has always stood up well I just have never been happy with the receive I was going to purchase a ground plane kit but from the information I've read I just didn't think it was worth the extra money .