[TowerTalk] Stacked antenna spacing

[jeremy-ca]

You didnt say how tall that tower will be. Many 6M openings are high angle 
so you might consider mounting the loop down low in the 20-30' range on a 
side arm bracket. Or mount it on a mast attached to the house.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W5CPT" <w5cpt at bellsouth.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 5:58 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Stacked antenna spacing


>I have an interesting quandary.  Having finished (at least for now) the HF 
>tower, I have turned my attention to next summer's project which is a 6m & 
>2M tower. My plans include a 5L 6M with a 16 foot boom, a 10L 2M with an 18 
>foot boom and (here's the kicker) a 6M Square Loop. I want the 6M Yagi for 
>the gain and directivity but I also want the loop for monitoring purposes. 
>When I last had the 6M Yagi up, I would often miss openings because 
>activity would happen off the side or back of the antenna. The loop being 
>omni directional would solve that problem, but presents another. How far 
>apart would I have to separate the two 6M antennas so the Loop would not 
>skew the pattern of the Yagi?  I have had the 6M and the 2M antennas 
>together with about 6 feet between them and they both worked well, but 
>adding another 6M to the mix concerns me.  Any ideas?
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> Clint - W5CPT
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