[TowerTalk] BIG array

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>>Other than getting into the Guinness Book of World Records, one has to
>>wonder why anyone would bother with such a project. It's the old story
>>of the more gain you have, the narrower the beamwidth. This guy is
>>probably going to miss more DX than he hears.
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>>But it's an interesting story, no doubt about that.
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>>Bill, W6WRT
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> To me its a big waste of money
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If he only uses on side of the array, he has a 4/4/4 stack, not an uncommon 
operating setup.  Then if he's trying to copy a marginal signal he can add 
the other side to improve the signal.  If I had the money, which I don't, I 
would probably do it a little differently.  But that's the beauty of 
America: once you give a substantial portion to the federal, state and local 
governments, the rest is yours to do with as you please, at least until you 
die and they take some more.