[bars] Oak tree vs dipole

[Tim - K1DC]

OUCH!  After all the trouble you went to get a dipole in the air!

Hopefully, you won't have to wait till next Field Day to get back on HF!

73,

T.

On 10/4/2025 12:30, Joanne Dolan via bars wrote:
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> 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.
>>                         Pictures to follow.
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Courageously sent from a non-Apple device that /includes/ a headphone jack.

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