[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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