[TowerTalk] Recognize this tower?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

> If you read the antenna stuff, you see that higher than 60' buys you
> very little on 20m and up. At some distances, it may hurt. I think
> there's a lot to be said for staying down where two sets of guys is
> enough.

You have not been reading the right sources.  1.5 wave above ground
has a lot more "bang" than .875 wave.  In addition, stacking multiple
antennas provides significant gain as well as diversity not available
at a single antenna height.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 9/14/2011 1:35 PM, Wilson Lamb wrote:
> Nice tower.
> Would make TWO really nice 60 footers!
> So it's $8/foot.  Likely a lot cheaper than this kind of tower new.
> HOWEVER, you can get used 25G for $4-5/ft all day, so you have to decide
> what tower you actually want.
>
> If you read the antenna stuff, you see that higher than 60' buys you very
> little on 20m and up.  At some distances, it may hurt.  I think there's a
> lot to be said for staying down where two sets of guys is enough.
>
> I have been offered several towers for taking down.  The way prices and regs
> are now, I've never seen it be a good deal, unless you and your buddies can
> do the takedown  and I'm not willing to ask friends to do a takedown.  I do
> plan to ask them to help when I finally get around to putting mine up,
> however, since it will be in my yard, completely under our control.
>
> Wilson
> W4BOH
>
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