[TowerTalk] Four Square Array: effect of placing tower with yagi etc in centre of four square

[jimlux]

Barry Kirkwood wrote:
> Hi all:
> Would be grateful for any opinions, experience, modeling exercises etc on
> effect of placing a typical lattice tower with yagi on top in middle of the
> four verticals making a four square vertical array for 160m.
> Good idea? Bad idea? Are characteristics of tower critical?
> Tnx es 73
> Barry ZL1DD
> 


I seem to recall someone who built a dual 40/80 4 square using a tower 
in the center for the support, and hanging wire verticals from 4 guy 
lines.  There was some modeling and test data.. I'm pretty sure it was 
on this list, so an archives search might turn it up.


 From a modeling standpoint, the tower cross section is 'small' compared 
to wavelength, so you could probably model it as one big fat wire made 
of steel.