Topband: Four Square

ADRIAN REES rees.a at btconnect.com
Thu Jul 20 07:41:41 EDT 2006


This may not be the correct forum for this question, but I'll ask anyway...
 
 
This may be long winded, but....
 
I am planning an installation of four Towers. Each 60 - 80 Foot high. I have enough space between each tower to make the a square with 40 - 45 m a side. (In other words if the towers were high enough a 4 Square on Top Band).
 
However, as the towers are not high enough (and will also have Yagi's on for the higher bands) I plan on building a 4 Square for Top Band by running a catenary rope around the tops of each tower. Then suspending wire verticals from the centre of each rope. (Each Vertical would be 60 - 80 feet high) and top loading each vertical, such that they form a T. 
 
The plan is to build 4 of these, and with the spacing, they should create a 4 Square for Top Band. (I plan on something similar for 80 m).
 
What comments do the members of the Forum have for this ?
Each of the Towers will be grounded, although I did think about Shunt Feeding the Towers, but thought that may get too complex for use in a 4 Square.
 
Thanks
 
Adrian Rees (MW1LCR)


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