[TowerTalk] 80 4-square inside a 160 4-square? Pros andConsplease!

[GALE STEWARD]

I guess the answer is to have the kind of room that
K4JA has. His 80M 4-sqr is in the "80M field" and the
160 is in the "160M field". sigh...

73, Stew K3ND



--- Tom Rauch <w8ji at contesting.com> wrote:
> > The band splitter only has to be phase stable and
> have
> good isolation.  I
> > agree that this is a significant challenge, but,
> it's a
> qualitatively
> > different challenge than erecting 4 additional
> towers and
> dealing with the
> > mutual interactions, which would still exist in
> the "two
> radios
> > simultaneously" concept.
> 
> Two arrays (one inside the other and **both being
> used at
> the same time**) is by far the simplest system, but
> is
> complex enough to dissuade almost anyone from trying
> it.
> 
> Four elements on two bands is a good for three or
> four long
> and complicated chapters in a major array design
> publication.
> 
> Since the person planning this has given up due to
> the
> complexity, I'm doing likewise. No need to beat a
> dead
> horse.
> 
> 73 Tom
> 


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