Hi,
I have decided I need a tower to get better antennas up in the air. Thinking
about the SteppIR DB 18, 40m 2 el, 20 and up 3el. Now, my property slopes
pretty much in every direction by 5 degrees. I need to determine a proper
tower height without breaking the bank.
I was told I should run a computer program to figure a good height of the yagi
for my most important directions/DX locations. In fact a friend of mine did
the same (on a similarly sloping property) and he found out that a 55 foot
tower would be similar to a 120 foot tower on a flat ground. Hence he put up
a 55 foot crank up mast and it is rocking. He forgot the program he used.
So, what tool can I use to find the optimal (not maximal) height of a tower
that would work well here?
Also, the tower would be setting on the side of the house with a metal roof
(roof about 15 feet high), not sure if this would matter...
Thanks
Andreas
KU7T
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