In a message dated 98-04-04 18:56:54 EST, vern@haya.qc.ca writes:
> I was teaching the basic amateur course earlier
> today and one of the topics was selecting your first
> tower - for those starting off in vhf. I said that
> a tv tower is not enough tower for a ten or thirteen
> element array and went on to say that a HAM-type
> tower (Rohn or US Tower) is a must. Am I all wet or
> is a tv tower inadequate even for a small antenna
> like the Cushcraft Ringo Ranger series of antennae?
>
While TV towers have their limitations, you can put a TV antenna on them
safely. I'd say that an 11 element 2M beam is about the size of a TV antenna
so I don't see any problem. They'll take a limited amount of square feet but
that's about it. If carefully installed, they'll even accomodate a small
tribander.
Cheers, Steve K7LXC
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