[TowerTalk] H frame for 10 or 15m

Jay Kesterson K0GU k0gu at verinet.com
Tue Aug 16 09:32:09 PDT 2011


On 8/16/2011 10:05 AM, W5PR wrote:
> I use greater spacing than has been described in this thread. (30' for 24'
> boom 5el 6m antennas and 50' for 7el 48' boom 10m antennas)  The forward
> gain is higher.  Why should I worry about the side lobes?  (I am a
> contester.)
>
> Chuck W5PR

   Well if you like the big side lobes as they give you more coverage in 
contests why did you cut the beam width of your main lobe in half by 
using an H-Frame?? <rhetorical question>

73,  Jay  K0GU




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