[TowerTalk] 10 METERS GIANT ANTENNA

[Bill Fisher - W4AN]

On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Mike Lamb wrote:
> I once had an H frame for my stack of 4 M2 six meter 40 ft. boom yagis
> which worked great for EME.  For terrestrial work it was really too
> narrow.  To give an idea, if I had a signal 56 above an s0 noise level
> with the beam peaked, all I had to do was move the rotator 5 degrees and
> you could not even tell the signal was in there!  I missed lots of QSO's
> because I wasn't aimed properly.  Now I have those 4 antennas stacked
> vertically and the forward lobe is broad enough to be useable.

I was talking to N4AR recently about H-frames (he's a guy that has put
them up) and his feelings were that you can't be too narrow.  Now what's
he know that that the rest of us who havn't put them up don't?  I have not
heard from ONE person that had up an H-frame that said it was too narrow.
If you are such a person, I would love to hear your experiences and
details of the installation.  

73

Bill - W4AN - K4AAA



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