[bars] Oak tree vs dipole

[Joanne Dolan]


Here’s the oak branch that fell neatly between my house and my back fence.
Note: everything that is green is the oak leaves.

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> On Oct 4, 2025, at 12:14 PM, Joanne Dolan <dolans.family at gmail.com> wrote:
> Here’s the setup I used for the dipole:
> Pic #1) Using endless loops, this end is attached to the chimney with a counter weight.
> Pic #2) the dipole then goes up over the roof, usually higher than what’s pictured.
> Pic #3) balun still attached to antenna and coax in tree at 2nd point of support.
> Pic #4) last end of dipole, still attached to endless loops, pictured in this tree.
>             Note: all the green pictured from the ground up is the oak broken branch.
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