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Re: [TowerTalk] Hygain pushup masts for 80m verticals?

To: "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hygain pushup masts for 80m verticals?
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:16:37 -0700
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:14:20 -0400, jeremy-ca wrote:

>If using a steel mast then first calculate the RF resistance at the 
>frequency of operation. 

If you do the math, I think you'll find that thanks to skin effect and the 
diameter of the mast, almost any metallic tubular mast will to have less RF 
resistance than a big copper wire. 

>The RF integrity at the various junctions is also far from ideal.

THAT is the real concern. 

Jim K9YC



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