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[TowerTalk] Update: Stacking & Phasing KT34XA's

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Update: Stacking & Phasing KT34XA's
From: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:56:33 EDT
In a message dated 6/13/98 3:41:34 PM Central Daylight Time, davidc@bit-
net.com writes:

> I am told by one Ham-engineer that stacked KT34XA's should provide a true
>  3db gain (power doubling), but another has questioned that.
>  

More useful than the nearly 3db of gain is the fact that you will have 3
antennas (upper, lower, both) at three different heights.

One more thing about the KT34XA stacking, be sure the + mark on the KLM balun
is on the same side of each antenna.

Tom, K5RC/7

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