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Re: [TowerTalk] Testing C-3 near ground

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Testing C-3 near ground
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 08:33:10 -0700
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I've heard this advice often enough from smart guys in our big contesting club that I trust it.

73, Jim K9YC

On 9/2/2020 8:26 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
I have done this and it will give you an idea of the antenna is acting like an antenna. If you have a tree or some other structure, getting it off the ground 20 or 30 ft should give you a good idea too.

W0MU

On 9/1/2020 9:10 PM, Tom Osborne Sr. wrote:
Hi Al

What I have done is mount the beam so that the reflector is close to the
ground and pointing upwards if possible.  Can get pretty good readings that way.


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