[Towertalk] Mixing EHS and Phillystran

[n4kg@juno.com]

OOPS !  My OldTimers is showing...

I remembered the 33-35 ft but forgot that the problem
you were trying to solve was on 40M :- (

What's a 'guy' to do? ;-)

Tom  N4KG

On Tue, 16 Apr 2002 21:21:15 -0400 Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
writes:
> 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.
> 
> 
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