[TowerTalk] 2 radios & Stacked Tri-banders??

[Steve]

Hi Dan, what is the purpose of the antenna installation? DXing or contesting, if
contesting what category SS, MS, MM. This may help answer the question better.

73 es Happy New Year, Steve

Dan Levin wrote:

> I am in the process of installing 2 C-31XR's stacked 50' apart on a crank-up
> tower.  Both are rotatable (the lower one on a Ring Rotor).  I want to run 2
> radios for contesting.  There are two obvious options:
>
> 1) Rig the tri-banders for use with 2 radios.  That means separate feed
> lines, 3 StackMatches (or equiv)., and a SixPack (or equiv.).
>
> 2) Rig the tri-banders for radio 1 (with 1 StackMatch), and put up a
> separate antenna (probably either a low C-3 or a tri-band vertical) for
> radio 2.  I can put the second antenna about 400' away from the main stack.
>
> Any thoughts on which way to go?  Seems to me that if the separate feedlines
> on the C-31's really works, then the upside of using them for both radios is
> excellent performance on radio 2.  The downside is money (or time to build
> un-un's), and a complicated cabling harness.  The much simpler approach is a
> separate antenna, and I will also get much better isolation (esp. if I use a
> vertical, neh?).  Decisions, decisions...
>
> Thanks for your thoughts!
>
>             ***dan, K6IF
>
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