On 7/5/2011 4:47 PM, Kathy Bookmiller wrote:
Don't know about Cushcraft, but Force 12 uses the same orientation.
Bout 12' spacing with the old design and only 4 to 6' with the new.
Makes for a nice compact, low wind load installation.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> This note earlier got me thinking.
> I'm about to put a Cushcraft tri-band WARC band dipole above my HF
> tribander(EX-14). Can space it about 6' above. Oddly, Cushcraft only mentions
> to keep it spaced that distance from VHF antennas, but nothing about
> space/orientation to a HF antenna. I'm inclined to put it 90deg. to the
> tribander, figuring, less interaction AND less strain on rotator/tower, as it
> will be a counter force with the wind.
> Any counter arguments?
> Kathy, W2NK
>
> Earlier-
> On 7/4/2011 Joseph or Ruth Patrick wrote:
>
>> Hey Pete
>> If your C-3 is new you can buy the 40meter Dipole that mounts on your
>> C-3 from
>> Force 12. You have to run 2 feed lines and the cost is somewhat more than a
>> D40.
> I
> started an off list discussion with Peter about this. I did almost
> exactly what he proposed only 6-8 weeks ago, except I used a C3SS and
> the total stack height is lower. In my case, I looked at adding the 40m
> kit on the c3ss, but the increased turning radius would have been an
> issue (ask W2GD how close I am to the property lines)
>
> When it
> came time to decide parallel to the boom, or parallel to the elements,
> we went with "rule #1" (do what the Mfg says), and we called Force 12.
> They said "5-10 ft between antennas? Put the elements in parallel", so
> we did
>
> System has been working FB, so I can't complain
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