Hi everyone,
So, as a HF addict I need my next drug shoot aka "HF project"

. It's going to be a beacon again.
I felt for doing some urban exploring lately which made me visit an old industrial complex not that far away from home. The are several smaller towers on the areal and two big chimneys. I did some climbing. WOA! That would be the perfect location for a Beacon Transmitter. I mean... 80m above the ground and no big city close by. F#ck, yes!
The smaller towers are easy to climb on. The plattform offers many option for installing Antennas. The tower itself is about 50 meters
The chimney is... a challenge to climb on. Exhausting. Getting stuff up there is even more of a challenge. But, my god, what an awesome place for a Beacon. Sadly, there's a metal tube comming from the chimney which is even longer than the platform and may interfer with possible Antennas. Also, it's too risky I think.
So, for reasons of security, accessibility for maintenance and an obstacle free Antenna environment I will go for the smaller tower. The only bad side is: other people might be tempted to climb on it. Less than on the chimney.
I need your opinions now, because I've a hard time making a decision. It's about possible signal propagation and use of Antennas.
Frequency 1 - 10M BandPros- I have an old 5/8λ CB beam at home. It's easy to install and it's also relatively broadbanded. Therefore, the SWR should be not an issue.
- I could also use a 1/2λ inverted V. Each side would be about 2,60m. That's managable.
Cons - The propagation isn't the best and DX connections are rare.
- There's not really much activity when it comes to pirate radio/beacons.
Frequency 2 - 40M BandPros- Awesome propagaion, also during daytime.
- Many pirate activities just below the offical HAM-Bands
Cons- A huge antenna is needed. A Dipole is not an option. I think I could build a KGD. But this sort of antenna has a very small bandwith and the SWR matching is tricy because it's sensitive to the objects around.
I think a good working Antenna in combination with less potential contacts is still better than a bad Antenna with more possible contacts?
Your opinion?

Greetings,
~Zazzle