[TowerTalk] Re: ZL elevated site

[k6ll@juno.com]

On Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:39:22 +1200 barry kirkwood <bjk@ihug.co.nz>
writes:
> 
> Greetings from ZL.
> I have been reading the 160m antenna thread with great interest and 
> would be
> appreciate in advice/opinions on 80/160m antennas for my site.
> QTH is 300ft above beach with ground sloping away steeply to my 
> North
> (shortpath EU, USA) and more gradually in all other directions.

This is a situation that is extremely sensitive to height, 
polarization, and the specifics of the sloping terrain.
Modeling, using the programs TA(from K6STI) or YT(from ARRL
antenna book) may help. Experimentation is probably even
better. Off the hip opinions are probably useless.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
K6LL@juno.com

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