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Re: Topband: K9AY

To: "Mike\(W5UC\)" <w5uc@suddenlink.net>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: K9AY
From: "K9AY" <k9ay@k9ay.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:10:10 -0500
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Mike,

The loops of the K9AY system do not need to be placed at right angles. With 
the unused loop disconnected there is minimal interaction with the operating 
loop.

73, Gary
K9AY



> Good Evening All:
>
> It's time to start getting ready for 160 to come alive, so I have
> started getting the K9AY stuff put up. I decided to slightly relocate
> the array(which is a modified version of the standard K9AY array) and
> this causes me to have to locate the loops such that they are not at
> exact right angles to each other, so as to get the end of one of the
> loops farther away from a chain link fence.  So, the question is, will
> this configuration have any serious detrimental effect on the array
> performance?
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Mike, W5UC

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