[TowerTalk] Two Inverted "Vs"
W0MU Mike Fatchett
w0mu at w0mu.com
Thu Feb 26 23:07:30 PST 2009
Too low to see any real directivity. You might be better off with an
Inverted L for 160 or trying to feed the tower if you have some beams on
top.
"A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may
never get over." Ben Franklin
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From: Graham Dacombe [mailto:zl3nz at xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 12:04 AM
To: W0MU Mike Fatchett
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Two Inverted "Vs"
Greetings from Waikuku Beach, New Zealand
----- Original Message -----
From: Richards <mailto:jruing at ameritech.net>
To: Graham Dacombe <mailto:zl3nz at xtra.co.nz>
Cc: Towertalk <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 7:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Two Inverted "Vs"
How high are they?
45 feet at the centre
15 feet at the ends
What are they suspended from?
A 50 foot steel tower
What other stuff is nearby - trees,
10 feet from trees
buildings,
Goes over the top of a single story residence
poles,
End poles 16 feet high
metal stuff?
Metal House roof 20 feet below
What type of coax are you using?
RG213 size BuryFlex
Length ?
100 feet
What gauge wire are the elements?
80 meters is (12 gauge) Plastic covered
160 meters is (gauge) Plastic covered
Regards Graham ZL3NZ
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