[TowerTalk] 3el on 80m with another antenna?

[Dennis OConnor]

Scott W3TX <superberthaguy at adelphia.net> wrote:    Detuning can certainly reduce interactions.

But there is no free lunch. Adding relays to the linear loading wires adds 
additional points of mechanical and electrical failure to the system.
   
  denny writes:
  Certainly the the optimum solution is full size arrays on separate 200 foot towers... But, that is not within the parameters of the problem that the OP asked us to help him solve... Working within his means is what I was aiming at while getting him the best performance possible.. 
   
  Your proposed scenario of the M2 self destructing and falling off the tower is a far stretch...  The M2 is already dependent upon the mechanical support of insulators... A few more will not degrade that assuming they are installed competently...
  Certainly relays and insulators add failure points, yet many commercial arrays for 80 and 160 contain them... The 80M beams in ON4UN's book contain relays and insulators... With a bit of planning the modified M2 beam will be reliable...
   
  denny / k8do

 
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