[TowerTalk] 43' verticals

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Transmit.  I have 4 sq receive arrays using small whips.  They work great. 


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Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:42 AM
To: W0MU Mike Fatchett
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43' verticals

W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
> Funny we just had this same hot topic on our local contesting club 
> reflector.
> 
> They might be better than what you had but IMHO they can't be very 
> good for 80/160.
> 
> I wish there were some short miracle antennas for 80 and 160 so I 
> could put up some 4 squares easily.
> 
>  

For receiving or transmitting?

For Rx, height's not all that important (well.. clearly there's a difference
between a 120foot stick and a 8 foot whip, but between a 8 foot whip and a
43 foot mast, I'll bet there isn't a huge difference).

For Tx, I don't know that the radiation pattern is much different between a
43 foot and a 8 foot radiator: they're both "short".  Losses in the matching
network for the 8 footer would probably (almost
certianly) be higher.
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