[Fourlanders] FW: Antenna Analysis

[wa4kxy at bellsouth.net]

Bob, W4ZST has the 20th edition with the CD so we are covered.  Thanks Ron.

73
Jim, W4KXY
-------------- Original message from "Rogers, Ron" <RR124640 at ncr.com>: -------------- 


> Sherman, 
> 
> My ARRL antenna books are all earlier versions...no CD....but are you 
> coming to the Hamfest Sat. ?? 
> 
> If so, bring the floppy.......I will bring my one laptop and burn a CD 
> on site. 
> 
> Or.......get the floppy to someone else going to the Hamfest and meet me 
> there and I can process the CD right there. 
> 
> Or.....have a neighbor read the file(s) from the floppy and e-mail it to 
> me and I will cut a CD BEFORE Sat. and give to Jim 
> 
> Besides, I'd like the opportunity to have the files myself 
> 
> Ron 
> WW8RR 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> wa4kxy at bellsouth.net 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 9:28 PM 
> To: fourlanders at contesting.com 
> Subject: [Fourlanders] FW: Antenna Analysis 
> 
> Hello everyone. Does anyone have a copy of the Twentieth or newer 
> edition of the ARRL antenna book that Sherman can borrow? In 
> particular, he needs the CD that came with it. Sherman is trying to do 
> some analysis of our 6 meter antennas and their takeoff angle. If you 
> have one and can bring it to the lunch after the hamfest I can get it 
> from you then. Thanks. 
> 
> 73 
> Jim, W4KXY 
> -------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- 
> From: Sherman Banks 
> To: Jim Worsham 
> Subject: Antenna Analysis 
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:08:13 +0000 
> 
> 
> I did some research on the antenna analysis with terrain that I saw and 
> the program that is used is called High Frequency Terrain Analysis 
> (HFTA). It is available in the ARRL Antenna Handbook. I have an old 
> handbook with a similar program but it is on a floppy and I do not have 
> any computers that can read a floppy disk any more! 
> 
> But this program will take US government terrain data and determine how 
> the takeoff angle changes for a yagi antenna. I'm not sure if it works 
> at 50 MHz. 
> 
> Do you have the 20th edition antenna book with the CD rom? 
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