[TowerTalk] Can take-off angle be too low?

[K4OJ]

I am a believer that you can be too high.

On 10 meters for years we have used a 4 element yagi at 140 ft

Last year before the 10 meter contest I added another 4 element yagi, at 50
ft

The combination of the two was fantastic...alternating between the two
produced consistent rates

73,

GL

Jim, K4OJ

73,

Jim, K4OJ
k4oj@arrl.net

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tonno Vahk" <tonno.vahk@hansa.ee>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 9:15 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Can take-off angle be too low?


>
> Hi, I would like to hear your opinions about that topic. I have found many
> contradictory thoughts on it and very few clear and reasoned statements
> really.
>
> How important is it to have the ability of running very low elevation
angles
> in upper HF contesting? How much does it add to the score if one can run
10
> meters with beams higher than 200 feet and get the take-off angle down to
> 2-3 degrees? Here assuming one has also lower beams available. N6BV
> statistics actually indicate the high theoretical QSO precentage at 1-3
> degrees. To my mind it contradicts the somewhat common opinion that low
> angles get very little use. Would an efficient solution be to have one
stack
> at 230 feet (e.g. 5/5) and one at low height if there was so high tower
> available to be able to open the band early, be strong meanwhile and close
> it late? All this having flat ground in mind for simplicity.
>
>
> 73s Tonno ES5TV
> t.vahk@hansa.ee
>
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