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N4KG: Re: [TowerTalk] tower height

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Subject: N4KG: Re: [TowerTalk] tower height
From: ke5fi@wt.net (Chuck Dietz)
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:30:43 -0500
george fremin iii wrote:

> If I gave you a TH-7 and this was to be your only antenna
> for 20-15-10 and you wanted it to work "best" over an
> entire solar cycle at anytime of day or at any distance
> at what height would you put it?

75' in Texas.  This comes from experiences I have had with higher and
lower antennas.  When I redesigned my station, I made sure my first
antenna was the 4 element (6 on 10) triband quad at 75'

It may be that a lower height (50' is my guess) would be best on the
East Coast.

Chuck, KE5FI

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