[TowerTalk] ANTENNA HEIGHT

[Roger (K8RI)]

Trees, particularly in the warmer weather should show up as a *lossy* 
rise in the the landscape/terrain  close in (near field).  How much of a 
rise and how lossy is a real wild card  but  it could, in some cases 
have a substantial effect and very little in others. That variability 
would make it extremely difficult to model accurately.

Although I hear it said often, I see no real reason for a quad treating 
the trees much differently than a Yagi.

Roger (K8RI)
David Gilbert wrote:
> How, pray tell, does using a quad versus a yagi have any effect on the 
> attenuation of the signal after it leaves the antenna?
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> Dave   AB7E
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> Edward Sylvester wrote:
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>> My opinion is that, at treetop level, you will be ok with a Steppir, as the take off angles will be high enough to miss the trees....But if you are well below (50' tower below 70' trees), you will signal will suffer some attenuation.  A quad won't suffer as much due to its closed circuit design.
>>    
>>   I have a Steppir, too but it's in the clear.  Best of luck.
>>    
>>   Ed NI6S
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>> Joe <joe at wd0m.com> wrote:
>>   My 4L SteppIR is at treetop level - on a 55 foot tower. I've worked 307 
>> entities in about 4 years - SWR is flat across the bands, including 40, 
>> and 30M is about 1.5 or so to 1. A SteppIR will work wonders, and the 
>> tower height should of little impact.
>>
>> Good luck!
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>>     
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