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[TowerTalk] Takeoff angle

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Takeoff angle
From: w5ec@digitalexp.com (Hawkins, Bill)
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 15:17:26 -0500
Hi all
What happens to the takeoff angle of a vee beam or rhombic
when it is constructed on the side of a hill. If it is pointed downhill,
is the angle smaller (to horizontal) thereby making it a better dx antenna
than if it was over flat ground?
Bill W5EC


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