My understanding is a yagi performs as good as it possibly can when it is 1
electrical wavelength above the ground. Any additional height is redundant.
73,
Dave Hough, W7GK
Elko, NV
At 15 53 09/01/02, John Benedict wrote:
>Hello Group
>I have 100 feet of 45G tower and would like to put up a 36 boom Mosley
>Pro-95 multi-band antenna. I would like to find out how high I should put
>the antenna in order to get the best performance out of it. Is going from
>80 feet (which would be easier take care of (guys, wind, climbing etc...) to
>100 feet gain anything at all worth while? Is it worth going up to 100 feet
>with a antenna that has about 18 square feet of wind load? Are there any
>other benefits to going so high?
>Thank you
>
>John Benedict
>KE5RS in Leander, Texas
>ke5rs@arrl.net
>
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