[TowerTalk] question about shunt feeds

[Bob Alexander]

Henry,
It will make the tower electrically taller more or less by the amount of the
extension.   A general rule of thumb is determine the height of the tower
and add 45 feet to that number for a 6 el tribander at or near the top.   If
you can find it, the May '75 issue of Ham Radio Magazine had a very good
article on matching towers top loaded by yagis.
good luck
73, Bob, W5AH


-----Original Message-----

Will adding an extension of aluminum tube ABOVE the "loading" tribander
on a shunt fed tower increase its total length, or will it be a marginal
difference?
I'd like to try this, but thought I'd ask here first to prevent wasting
time-
Thnkas in advance,
Henry, N4VHK

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