We went to operate at an old Soviet navigation tower that stands right off the coastline between St. Petersburg and the border with Finland. We were concerned that our dipole antennas would not perform very well from being too close to such a huge metal structure. We hung two identical inclined dipoles for the 20 meter band, facing in opposite directions. They both worked perfectly with a very good SWR and resonance was also at the right point 14.150-14.200 MHz :-) So, I did not detect any interference from the tower! When I work ham radio portable, I take every opportunity to demonstrate our hobby to random people who happen to be around my QRV location. There were many young people on the shores of the Gulf of Finland on the evening when we went there to operate. They helped us to hang the antennas up, and then watched with great interest what came from their installation. Everyone has smartphones and other gadgets, but with radio there is something special with how it naturally works over the air! Ham operators do not need an internet connection or mobile net to communicate with the whole world, and so it was a big surprise for these people to see. Recently I bought a drone for shooting video from a high elevations. This was the first experience to use it, and I ALMOST LOST it! It turns out that when flying around metallic structures, the copter goes crazy and becomes poorly controlled. A miracle saved it from colliding with the tower! And so in the future when I operate from new and interesting places, you will have a bird's-eye view! Support YL Raisa: ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/YLRaisa ►YouTube Memberships: null to watch more recent videos: null my personal webpage: https://Raisa.blog/ my other social media with HAM content: https://www.facebook.com/YLRaisa https://www.instagram.com/ylraisa/ 73&88 and see you On the Air! YL Raisa #R1BIG #UB1AOA #YLRaisa