[TowerTalk] Stacking Suggestions Please

[Ed Richardson]

Thanks Mark for the vote of confidence. Installing the mast will be
tricky no doubt about that. I don't like the idea of climbing a mast
either and will probably work out a way to lower the mast while it is in
the tower.

I ran the configuration past Tom DF2BO the designer of the Optibeam
products and he suggested that the 6m antenna would be best mounted half
way between the 40m antenna and the HF beam, with a separation of 6.5
feet between the 6m beam and each of the others. The interaction
according to Tom would be seen on the 6m antenna and could be minimized
if the 40m beam was turned 90 degrees. 

Not sure how the VHF/UHF beam will play with the others.

Ed

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Beckwith
Sent: April 3, 2007 8:03 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stacking Suggestions Please

> My first shot at stacking would go like this:
>
>            HF beam           2 feet above tower
>            40m beam         11 feet above HF beam
>            2/70 beam         8 feet above HF beam
>            6m beam           5 feet above HF beam
>            2/70 omni          13 feet above HF beam/top of mast

Given your restrictions, Ed, I am thinking you've got it - you will be
in 
for years of fun with this set-up.  Have at it.  You need to be careful
with 
that 15 feet of mast up there - I don't know the Super Titan tower and 
wouldn't climb 10 feet above it unless I was real comfortable with it. 
That's would be MY biggest hurdle in putting this up as you describe.

For me, climbing masts is never any fun but some configurations are more

tolerable than others.  Don't use water pipe.

73 - Mark, N5OT 

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