Well, it depends. I have a stack of sorts. A 40-2CD
above a TH6 with 9 feet between the two. This puts the
40M beam a little higher (72ft). In this case, the
40-2CD is the smaller antenna in terms of wind load.
73, Stew K3ND
--- Gary Schafer <garyschafer@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have always been curious why someone would invert
> the stack. It seems
> that the mechanical disadvantage of the larger
> antenna on top of the
> mast would be more of a problem than any advantage.
> There is really no
> height advantage as you are usually only talking
> about a few feet one
> way or the other out of say 100 feet or so tower
> height.
>
> Is there any advantage as far as higher vertical
> radiation angles go
> either way?
>
> Why invert?
>
> 73
> Gary K4FMX
>
>
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