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<p class="MsoNormal">Sorry, I should have mentioned that the chimney is brick. Years ago I had a satellite dish strapped to the chimney. That dish has been replaced years ago, but the strapping is still attached and I planned to use that strapping to hold up
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> BVARC <bvarc-bounces@bvarc.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Eric Weder via BVARC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 7 May, 2021 3:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <bvarc@bvarc.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Eric Weder <Eric.Weder@weder.ca><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [BVARC] HF Antenna Advice<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">You didn’t mention what your chimney is constructed from ... brick, stone, galvanized steel???<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">What "warnings" did you read about using a chimney for a mount. Never actually heard of any myself. Is it about it not being sturdy or something else?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Years ago I used steel strapping around my chimney to hold a heavy dipole with large traps. Worked fine. Even went though several
high wind events. One removed a large portion of the roof. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I wouldn't think that a dipole of any kind would put too much of a strain on your chimney. Even with the balun, that one only weighs 1.2lb (per DX Engineering
- <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dxengineering.com%2Fparts%2Fmfj-2010&data=04%7C01%7C%7C2337abaf29f44fec21b008d9119a7294%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637560177319159414%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jSBiBl79g92zndGzScp0wa6oYES0b1OFSrzGhaTyPMc%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/mfj-2010</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I am a new ham and a club member since I passed my Tech last August at the BVAC testing. I have also passed both my General and Extra
exam about a month ago. I am working on setting up a HF radio for home. I have a ‘backordered’ IC-7300 which may show up one day. In the mean time, I am trying to plan for my HF antenna that will fit on my small lot. I think I can run an 40-20-10-6 OCFD
(*MFJ-2010) in a slope from a tree in my front yard, with the feed point hung off a mounted on chimney, and then on to a post above my fence in my backyard. I don’t have any trees in my backyard. Instead I have power lines across the back of the lot that I
have to avoid. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">I keep reading various comments and warnings about using a chimney for a mount. My chimney is in good repair, having been inspected
and repaired during my home rebuilt after being flooded during Harvey. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Is the center of the OCFD a light enough load to consider using my chimney as a center mount? Is there a right way to do that? Or should
I ‘bite the bullet’ and setup a pole beside the chimney?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Any other antenna advice for a novice?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A">Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">David</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp91e5e268yiv0048188295msonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">David Mehl / Houston Texas USA /
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