[TowerTalk] Stacked Beams

[k4sqr@juno.com]

Eric, K8CCA;

See the FAQ section at www.hy-gain.com for suggested stacking distances.

GL,

Jim Miller, K4SQR
http://www.comteksystems.com
4-Square Experts, Stack Yagi
& Remote Antenna Switching Systems


On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:07:01 -0400 "Eric Moore"
<emoore@windemullerelectric.com> writes:
> Hello TT Guru's,
> 
> I am the process of redoing the antennas on my tower and was 
> concerned
> about interaction between the beams.  My Mast is 10' long 1-1/2" 
> diameter,
> mounted in a pointy top Rohn 25G with the Rotor installed in the 
> normal
> position (Yeasu G800).  I have about 8.5' of mast to work with.  I 
> have,
> starting at the bottom of the mast, and going up:
> 
> Mosley TA-34-XL-WARC (21' boom) (10-12-15-17-20Meters)
> Cushcraft 13B-2 (Mounted Horizontal) (15' boom) (2 Meters)
> Homebrew 15 Element Yagi for 432Mhz (Mount Horizontal) (10' boom)
> Top mounted GP-6 2M/440Mhz (10' tall vertical)
> 
> I also have a Radio Works Carolina Windom (CW-80) hanging off a 
> piece of 5'
> Uni-strut at the point where the pointy top starts it's angle into 
> the mast
> pipe.
> 
>  Tower is 40' tall if that matters.
> 
> My question to the group is what would the best spacing be to 
> minimize
> interaction between the beams.  As  you can see, I don't have very 
> much
> mast space, but don't really want to go any higher.
> 
> Thanks,
> Eric
> K8CCA
> 
> 
> 
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Jim Miller, K4SQR
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& Remote Antenna Switching Systems

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