Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think I'd just stick the antenna on the mast and give it a try, maybe run the leads loosely to the radio, until it seemed to work or not. Radio waves do amazing tricks sometimes. Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 9:00 PM Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > This is sort of off-topic, but does involve photography. Is the top of > my roof tower a bit higher than my neighbor's roof, as it appears to be? > Or does my iPhone 7 camera's distortion or where I stood make the > picture meaningless? This is significant because I'm thinking of putting > up a directional antenna for VHF (ham radio), and having a unobstructed > view of the horizon is very desirable. > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/temp/IMG_1036RoofAntennas-w.jpg.html > > > > If you know of a reasonably easy way to determine this without expensive > surveyor's tools, please tell. ("Brother, can you spare a Theodolite?") > > Background: When the roof tower was installed, the house on the left > was a one-story rambler. Now it's a McMansion. > > --Peter > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information