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Subject: [TowerTalk] Min spacing to 80m yagi ?
From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom@telus.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 05:34:21 -0700
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How close can you get a 20m yagi, below a 2-el  80m yagi ? 
I have an option to use a F-12  Sigma  280-S  shortened 80m yagi
at the top of the mast, with the F-12  340N  at the bottom of the mast. 
Spacing between the two of them would be  10.5'    If possible,  I 
would like to sandwich my  F-12  520  [20m yagi]  between the 
80 and 40m yagi.    Apparently, you can mount any other F-12 HF
yagi within 36"  of the 3-el  340N yagi.    If I put the 20m yagi
4'  above the 40m yagi... that would leave  6.5' between the 20m yagi
and the 80m yagi.   Will this work ??    If it doesn't, one option is
to remove the 20m yagi.   Another option is  to  place the 80 and 40m
yagi's at right angles to each other [ no 20m yagi at all] .   I don't think 
this
is required, but would minimize the total wind load. 

 Plan B  would be to replace the 2-el 80m yagi with a
80m rotary dipole...with dipole inline with 20m/40m booms  below it.  IE: dipole
is then at right angles to both yagi's below it.   Due to  day time height 
restrictions,
the above options are strictly an after dark scenario.   I don't have any 
software on hand
to model any of the above.

Thanks.... Jim   VE7RF

    
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