[TowerTalk] Takeoff angles - some practical experience

[Pat Thurman]

Steve wrote:
> 
> Hi Pete, one thing you have to remember is that most stations with stacks use
> them in contests and very seldom do you here them in casual dx. The exceptions
> are Michael EA3OT and Ivor and as you well know or at least over here when they
> are operating their signals stand out well above anything else on the band,
> just like a few Europeans that had three element beams at 200 feet for 80m.
> There is no replacement for cubic aluminum at altitude.
> 
> cu in the contests es gl, Steve


Here's a link with some interesting info from Andrew Corp on selecting
an antenna.
About half way down are some interesting charts which relate take off
angle, distance,
FOT etc...

              http://www.alyx.org/art4.html

-- 
73,  Pat  K7KR

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