Topband: Antennas

[Joe Subich, K4IK]

The only "problem" is that most guyed towers are guyed at less than 
45 degrees (100% guying).  As I recall, without running the models, 
the problems get rapidly worse as the angle drops below 45 degrees. 

The angle for the Rohn recommended 80% solution is about 38% and 
a 60% ("short guyed") solution is down to 30 degrees. 

73, 

  ... Joe, K4IK 


> From: Tom Rauch
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 8:43 AM
> To: topband@contesting.com; Larry Molitor
> Subject: Re: Topband: Antennas
> 
> Using the hat wires for guying certainly isn't a big problem, and the 
> effective height winds up being much taller than not using any hat 
> wires at all! Using guy lines as a way of increasing the electrical 
> height definitely works...and works very very well even if you slope 
> the wires at 45 degrees.
>