The Skyline 29 Flagpole Antenna: The Balanced Build, Flying A Flag
The balanced build, dressed for the neighborhood. The Skyline 29 Flag Kit is the 20-foot DX Flagpole plus the 9-foot DX Whip — 29 feet of aperture that wakes up 40 meters, stays clean through 17, and reads as a flagpole from the street. The least conspicuous Skyline, with the most even temperament.
Everything we published about the Skyline 29 applies here — the band-hopper story, the clean pattern through 17 meters, the honest physics above. Read the full Skyline 29 story →
The Quiet All-Rounder
Small enough to disappear into the neighborhood. Tall enough that 40 meters notices.
The Build // 29 Feet, Flag Flying
Base: 20-foot DX Flagpole, 160-6M, no radials, HOA-friendly.
Top: 9-foot DX Whip — two-minute install, no tools.
Total height: 29 feet of effective aperture, the balanced number.
Best bands: 40M, 30M, 20M, 17M (modeled positive gain, clean pattern). 15M transitional; honest multi-lobe on 12M and 10M.
FT8 / digital: Full duty cycle at rated power — a solid radiator with no traps or loading coils to heat.
Prefer the open build, no flag? Skyline 29 Open DX Vertical →
