[TowerTalk] HF/VHF coverage

[John Silberman]

Hi Warren,

Is it a "link" that you really want?  If it is a "link" and you want to control something, you have to do it on or above 70cm.  If you want to chat with another HAM, you can do it below
70cm.  I would use 2m since the antennas are smaller with greater gain for the same space.

GL 73,

John KB4CRT

WarrenWolff at aol.com wrote:

> I will be building a home at Lake Havasu City AZ in the near future.
>
> I have absolutely no experience above 10 meters; so I need, first, some
> theoretical advice, then some from the locals.
>
> Should I pick 6 meters or 2 meters for establishing a reliable link
> from my 18' glass fishing boat (sometimes in shadowed coves)
> back to my house which will be about 200 feet higher in elevation
> and about 4 miles from the water's edge?
>
> I assume that side mounting some antenna (which kind?) on my crankup will
> work--to be used when tower is down at 20 feet or so.  The angle of coverage from
> the house will be around 150 degrees.
>
> Regards,  Warren; W5KKW
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