[Towertalk] Mixing EHS and Phillystran

[Pete Smith]

At 04:21 PM 4/16/02 -0600, n4kg@juno.com wrote:
>N4ZR has recommended at least 1/2 WL of insulated guy
>(of the Lowest Frequency Antenna on the tower )
>between the top to the tower and a continuous
>conductive guy wire.  That's 35 ft for 20M.
>I'd go with at least 50' for the top guy and maybe
>even the next lower guy (or ALL guys).


I don't recall that.  I was advised that 1/4 wave was minimal and reported 
anecdotally that when I went from 21 feet of nonconductive guy to my entire 
top guy being Philly, my 40m yagi on top seemed to work better.