[TowerTalk] hardwired 20M stack

[KI7WX@aol.com]

Hi folks,

Quick question for stack users.  I'm erecting 4/4 on 20M, 105/50 feet using 
M2 20M4DX yagis.  I am seriously considering just hardwiring them together 
with a "T" connector using 75 ohm matching sections. For DX contests the 
lower antenna will be fixed Europe and I'll spin it around fixed NW for 
domestic events.  Top rotates 360 degrees.

My question is for the folks running this type of array with U/L/B switching 
-  Just how often do you find the switching capacity to be useful?  From the 
West coast there were only a few times I found any single antenna to be 
better than the stack (mostly on 10M, very rarely on 15M) and from across 
town at AA4NC running stacked 204BAs on 20M I really can't recall anytime 
when one was better than both.  Curious if that mirrors the experience of 
others running monoband stacks.

Mark
KI7WX/4

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