[Antennas] Building Full-Size 80m Vertical Query-Help. . . . .

Sat Aug 8 06:30:09 EDT 2009

> REMEMBER any attachments to the tower will need to be insulated....wood
> can
> catch fire if at a high current point....be CAREFUL.

That's at a 'high voltage' point where you can catch wood or other materials
on fire... unless the conductor itself is undersized and overheats. But
doing a 1/4 wave vertical the high voltage point is at the top, the most
current is at the bottom where its nice and fat. And there shouldn't be any
matching network needed, so nothing to get hot.
David Robbins K1TTT
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