[CQ-Contest] antenna modeling using local terrain

[David Gilbert]

HFTA won't model vertically polarized antennas so it won't handle an 
inverted-L.

As far as purchasing online, they probably don't want to put up with 
pirates.  If you don't think that's a problem among hams, you're mistaken.

Dave   AB7E



On 8/12/2016 11:03 AM, FritzOAQ wrote:
> I'm looking for advice in direction to head in acquiring the necessary
> software to model an inv L and other antennas factoring in my local terrain.
> I currently have EZNEC v 5.0.62. As far as I can tell I don't see where
> EZNEC can factor in local terrain. I've read abt HFTA and HFTASWEEP at
> k6tu.net & it appears they can do what I want. I'm a little fuzzy on how it
> uses a .txt file from EZNEC tho. As best as I can tell to get HFTA, I have
> to buy ARRLs ant book & wait on it to be mailed to me. You'd think that with
> them being so progressive with moving contest scores to the Internet that
> they'd have a way to purchase their ant book & software on-line . maybe I
> missed how to do that. (Sorry, I cudn't resist!) So, are there other avenues
> to take that will get me there?
>
> 73, Fritz K4OAQ
>
> fritz at k4oaq dot com
>
> _______________________________________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
>