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DIFFICULT, I STARTED MY SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT THAT HOPEFULLY WOULD TAKE
ME INTO MY SUNSET YEARS.  I LIVE ON A 1 ACRE SUBURBAN LOT, BUT MY TOWER IS
BUILT APPROXIMATELY 28 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A
GROUP OF PINE TREES.  MOVING THE TOWER NOW WAS NOT AN OPTION.  HOWEVER,
WITH MY CRANK UP/DOWN AND TILT OVER TOWER, I WOULD HAVE TO FIND A NEW
ANTENNA I COULD PUT TOGETHER ON MY ANTENNA TILTPLATE AT GROUND LEVEL SEE
FIGURE 5.  THIS WOULD MAKE ASSEMBLY MUCH EASIER THAN HAVING TO BRING IN A
CRANE TO HOIST THE FINISHED PRODUCT.  LOCAL ZONING LIMITS ME TO A FINAL
HEIGHT OF 60 FEET.  SO, MY GOAL WAS TO FIND A YAGI ANTENNA THAT WOULD COVER
AS MANY OF THE HF BANDS BETWEEN 80 AND 10 METERS AS POSSIBLE.  IT NEEDED TO
HAVE A TURNING RADIUS OF LESS THAN 27 FEET AND A WIND LOAD THAT WOULD BE
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