[TowerTalk] Where to get HFTA Software

[Mike N1TA]

...but I suppose the question becomes how much MORE dx could you be
working with a totally optimized situation? If you are comfortable never
knowing the difference, lucky you. Because the alternative is
substantially more expensive, time consuming, and requires learning
stuff. First time I messed around with HFTA programs was in high school.
I was a moron then, and I certainly still am now.

Besides, with a single beam at 80+ feet, you're likely missing a lot of
stuff on the high bands (if you live around here, anyway).

But having said all that, you would think someone would have written a
simpler program by now.

Mike N1TA



-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Where to get HFTA Software
From: "Mark Robinson" <markrob at mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, March 04, 2012 2:01 am
To: "David Gilbert" <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>,
<towertalk at contesting.com>

I think that it would be pointless running the program on flat ground. 
No-one has ever been able to help me run the program with real data even

though they offered to try, so I just had to guess when putting up my
tower. 
It seems to me that this program is overrated and a waste of time since
very 
people can actually make it work. Finding the coordinates of my tower is
the 
easy part.

Sorry for the rant but I am so frustrated with this program and the lack
of 
any useful instructions on how to use it. Another half baked good idea
in 
my book.. I put my beam at 87 1/2 feet and just worked DX.

Mark N1UK