Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 23:09:33 -0700
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] What do do on 80 when height restricted?
On Mon,10/24/2016 6:19 PM, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> What is his objective, DX, or local? The answer will dictate the
> antenna choices.
That's an urban myth. Yes, verticals have little or no high angle
radiation, but that only matters if you're trying to ragchew within a
few hundred miles. See the links I posted for some real science on the
topic.
73, Jim K9YC
## 80m verticals on a city lot will be real noisy on RX. Trying to keep
a dedicated RX ant away from the TX vertical will be a chore.
Jim VE7RF
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