[TowerTalk] Interaction Between Vertical and Yagi

[Larry & Karen]

Hmmm....divorce can be expensive...any kids?

Seriously, I'm fortunate that my wife is an electrical engineer and understands such things. When I was planning my 55' crank up she really didn't want it where I had chosen but our acre lot is an old pasture and quite hilly so reasonably flat ground is hard to come by. I didnt' want to go with guy wires because of all the hassle involved due to the terrain and having to always cut around them, etc. After a couple other hams came over, totally independent of one another, and I put the question to them......they chose the exact same spot with no clue as to where I was considering locating the tower. Well, there it is. After it was up I asked my neighbor across the street what he thought of it....his reaction....."I think it's pretty cool." Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

No matter what you do, if it involves a revision to the original design of the Hy Tower, something is going to suffer, maybe not that bad, but looking at the suggestions made so far, I'd say it's a heck of a lot of unnecessary work.

Good luck and if you need an attorney, I can fix you up, been there....done that.

Whatever you do...good luck.

Larry  K0IS