My new qth-to-be has a north-south ridgeline running through the center of the property. I can put towers right on the ridgeline at 600' ASL, or I can put towers down the sides of each hill. In the l
This will not be a question with a simple answer. You need to obtain a terrain analysis program, such as HFTA, which comes with the ARRL Antenna Book. Both optimum placement of the antenna relative t
Hello Guy (and all), I have spent the majority of the past week playing with HFTA. I found the process of acquiring my USGS data from the web and preparing it with MicroDEM to be quite challenging...
W7RM (SK) had antennas fixed to JA on the side of his bluff. It has to do with QRM in the heat of the battle. It would be interesting to compare Rush's CQWW and ARRL DX logs with anyone in recent con
I seem to recall an article from WAYYYYY back in QST, I believe, by Vic Clark, W4KFC describing his experience with a hilltop location. Sure, it's dated, but it may be worth digging up to see what su
I'm really not sure why you are having this problem. I would concede that for frequencies where 3 element yagis are common, gain effects will be foreground. Front to back is another matter if it's an