[antennaware] 2 Beams-VHF/HF-same mast?

[Gary Breed]

John

The HF beams won't "see" the VHF antenna, but you want enough separation so that the bigger antennas don't cause reflections that distort the VHF pattern. Three feet is about a half-wave on 2M, and is the minimum you should accept (air space between antennas, not center-to-center). I'd rather see five or six feet of separation, especially if you have a tough path to the cluster node.

Gary, K9AY


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From: 	John - NJ[SMTP:caylor@concentric.net]
Sent: 	Thursday, April 23, 1998 9:14 AM
To: 	antennas@qth.net; antennaware@contesting.com
Subject: 	[antennaware] 2 Beams-VHF/HF-same mast?

What should I watch out for when putting a VHF beam for packetcluster
on the same mast as an HF beam for DX?  What would be adequate spacing
between the two?

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Thanks, John
mailto:caylor@concentric.net


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