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Re: [TowerTalk] Close stacking mono bander

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Close stacking mono bander
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 21:32:54 -0400
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Look into one of the "multi-monoband" antennas like the Force 12
(www.force12inc.com) XR5-T or XR5-TC - two elements per band (20-10)
on a 12 foot boom.  See:

http://www.force12inc.com/content/XR%20Series%20Brochure%20rev.%202014-Feb.pdf

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-09-28 8:37 PM, Jeff AC0C wrote:
You can stack them, but the interaction defeats the purpose of having
monobanders.  I just ran through a modeling cycle with my stack and the
15m especially gets whacked.  The hex beam or a single tribander is a
great idea in this context.  And here we are not considering the
proximity of the ground or the house.

73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie

-----Original Message----- From: David Thompson
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 6:22 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Close stacking mono bander

I remember Lew McCoy writing an article in QST 40 years ago saying that you
could stack 10,15, and 20 meter beams about 3 feet apart.  Then this was
debunked a few years later.  Even Lew acknowledged this to be true.

The best bet is to get one of the Hex beams on that tri-pod.  You can get
the regular 10, 15, and 20 if you are mostly a contester or add WARC bands
plus 6 if you are a DXer.  Most of the hex beams are light and can be
rotated with a small Ham M type rotor or HD TV type.

73 Dave K4JRB

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