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Re: [TowerTalk] 15 meter beam on 40 meter tower ?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 15 meter beam on 40 meter tower ?
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2022 11:45:07 -0700
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On 9/1/2022 11:09 AM, Kim Elmore wrote:
I have a KLM KT-34A about 8 ft from and perpendicular to 40CD2. They each 
appear unaffected by the other, at least as far as VSWR values go.

I wouldn't expect to see interaction from the elements if they were perpendicular, but MAYBE from the boom.

An easy way to check for interaction between antennas is to model the victim as a dipole with the addition of the potentially interfering antenna as a dipole at the planned spacing, and look for current induced in the potentially interfering antenna when the victim antenna is driven at its operating frequency. If there is significant current, I'd start looking at it's vertical pattern, also varying the lengths of the interfering antenna to simulate the effect of reflector and directors of the interfering Yagi.

If interference disturbs the vertical pattern enough to matter, you can play with spacing until the effect is minimal.

73, Jim K9YC

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