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Re: [TowerTalk] putting a reflector below a 75 meter inverted vee

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] putting a reflector below a 75 meter inverted vee
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
Date: Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:33:17 -0700
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On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 21:19:27 -0400, Joe Barnes <n4jbk@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>
>I am using an inverted vee at 95 feet and am contemplating putting a 
>reflector below it for a close in chatting. I believe that the reflector 
>needs to be 5% longer than the inverted vee but what should the spacing 
>be? I was told tonight to just lay the reflector on the ground but that 
>makes no sense to me. Thank yall for your help

------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------

You are creating a two element yagi. The usual spacing between yagi
elements is between .1 and .2 wavelengths. 

this is an interesting idea. Let us know how it works.

Bill W6WRT
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