The Signal Report | Operator Stories, Antenna Physics, Field Reports | Greyline

Two tilt-up bases, one for every Greyline ever built: the Tilt-Up Base for the 2-inch line and the new XL for the original 2.25-inch antennas. The physics of a tilt, which one is yours, and what changes at your station.

Denney W7MNE is 77. He raises and lowers his own 33 ft antenna, his wife handles one bolt, and when the 9 ft whip wanted the top of the pole he ran a threaded rod through his flag light rather than give the light up. He also took the photograph we had been unable to produce for years.

Chris K1LDO already had the 9 ft whip on his 20 ft vertical. This summer he added a 4 ft extension and a tilt adapter, then walked all 34 feet upright by himself. First night: San Diego, Turkey, and Greenland. Since then: Franz Josef Land on 15 meter FT8, and 248 DXCC entities and counting.

One operator, one morning: KQ4DEP installed the tilt hinge solo, grew 20 feet to 24, and turned storm prep into a one-man job in Southwest Florida.

Bob Rysner, KC4OS, installed the smallest antenna we make days before Hurricane Milton arrived at 120 mph. His full damage report: a mere baby wind. The physics of why it stood.

K8AXJ put up a 24-foot Greyline on a tilt mount in under half an hour at his beautiful Six Lakes, Michigan QTH - no radials, pre-fit before shipping, and excellent on 20 meters.