If I've learned anything in my 40yrs a ham, then I know you'll get replies
from all sides.
I'll just advise you to build it and see.
A couple years ago I asked a similar type of question about a 4Sq array of
wire inverted L's
in the sloping woods. I have 2 raised radials per. (I also have them on 40
& 20)
Got lots of replies that it wouldn't work, or wouldn't work well. Both 80
and 40 work great.
I had a 2el array of low inverted L's on 160m (needs repair now_)
The 80m one works well. It doesn't work "VY2ZM, K1LZ or VE1ZZ" well, but it
works.
Build it and they will come.
Mike VE9AA..
Hello Guys and Gals,
I have been planning on building an 80 meter 4-Square around my 117' tower.
I
know it will likely require detuning the tower to make it 'invisable' to the
4-square so that is probably in the cards. Because of the difficulty of my
particular location have to consider shifting the array a bit. Wondering if
offsetting it from the tower a couple of feet to the east would matter? I've
also thought about slightly orienting the 4-square instead of on N-S-E-W to
turn it like 10 degrees where the north-south lineup of verticals would be
more
like 10 degrees - 190 degrees and the east west accordingly. The reason for
this would be that the side hill to the NE where I have my one vertical has
about 5 foot dropoff to the level ground. Basically I like in a gorge area
with
a seasonal creek through it but you deal with what you have of course.
Any thoughts pro or con?
Terry
KI7M
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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