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Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals

To: "Dan Zimmerman N3OX" <n3ox@n3ox.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Reply-to: richard@karlquist.com
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:33:55 -0800 (PST)
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Dan Zimmerman N3OX wrote:
> I might be wrong, and I'm sure our resident array experts will let me know
> if I am, but I doubt there's much point to building a 160m transmitting
> array with anything shorter than, say, 70 or 80 foot top loaded antennas.
> You need each antenna to have nearly maximum gain on its own to bother
> with
> the phasing for transmitting purposes.
>
> 73
> Dan

I'll nominate N7JW as an array expert, and he uses 57 foot high
verticals for his big 160 meter array on 160 acres.  It has a lot of gain
but is VERY narrow band.

Rick N6RK

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