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Re: [TowerTalk] Ring Rotator and Tribander? Advise sought

To: john@kk9a.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ring Rotator and Tribander? Advise sought
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:07:01 -0400
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That's why I was asking and the information for which I was looking. Thanks

73

Roger (K8RI)

john@kk9a.com wrote:
> Why would the tower interact more with a tribander any more than a 
> monobander?  I have used ring rotators on 10m, 15m and 20m with much larger 
> tower than you're using with great results.
>
> John KK9A
>
>
>
> To: 'towertalk' <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Ring Rotator and Tribander? Advise sought
> From: "Roger (K8RI)"
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:15:01 -0400
>
>
> I tried this about 15 hours ago, but it's not shown up so I'll try
> again. My apologies if it shows up twice.
>
> I know we've had several discussions on "Ring Rotators", but I haven't
> found anything on using them with tri-banders.
>  I'd like to mount my TH-5, or 6 or new large 30-10 multibander just
> above the second set of guys, (~70') but I'm limited to size for guy
> clearance.  (I'm using Phillystran) I have my doubts about interaction
> with the 45G which is a pretty good size chunk of steel stuck up through
> the antenna. Has any one on here tried this, or modeled it to see what
> the effects are on the antenna.  I'd expect some degradation, but how
> bad could I expect? Is it even worth trying.   That'd free up the top of
> the tower for something on 40 along with the 7L C3i 50 Hz Yagi.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI) 
>
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