[TowerTalk] Holy SteppIR!

[Jim Lux]

At 10:41 AM 12/26/2005, StellarCAT wrote:
>agreed... no disrespect to this guy but this is WAY too high (if
>the top is at 220' as the cover page shows). Had he placed it so
>the bottom antenna was at say 45 - 55' then it would have been a
>killer array... but as is it will not perform up to its
>potential a good share of the time. Radiation angle is the key -
>not gain (although having both works extremely well). When the
>angle is right however nothing should beat it for the most part.


Bear in mind that with all those elements independently adjustable, there's 
no reason why he can't form a beam at any arbitrary angle.  Considering 
just one stack, it's essentially 9 independently adjustable elements.

Consider this.  You could configure the center (driven) element of each 
antenna so that the phases adjust to shoot a beam straight up.

or, at 45 degrees or 30 degrees, or whereever you want to shoot it.


Jim, W6RMK