[TowerTalk] Where to get HFTA Software

[dotravel at aol.com]

Yep, the "inches" was a bit of a stretch but at my QTH (on edge of a steep  225' hill and with nearby 100'  "lumpy" hills) by using the program to move the tower location around -- toward/away from the edge  or toward/away from the hills did make appreciable differences in the outcome.   

IIRC,  HFTA even has a "move" feature to allow "relocation" of the tower various distances along a chosen bearing  -- very helpfull for a hillside or dealing with nearby "lumps"  . 

I guess that the point is to try to ascertain your potential locations as accurately as possible, especially around terrain that would positively or negatively affect the gain figures. 

Feet, yards,  just do your best!   

John, NA6L 


-----Original Message-----
From: David Gilbert <xdavid at cis-broadband.com>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sat, Mar 3, 2012 7:18 pm
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Where to get HFTA Software



I think that may be a bit of an exaggeration, especially since as others 
have pointed out here you're not really certain where "ground" is anyway 
... certainly not within inches and probably not within several feet in 
many locations.

Dave   AB7E




On 3/3/2012 7:48 PM, dotravel at aol.com wrote:
>
>
> Note that unless the site is on flat ground just entering the QTH location 
would not be enough. For the data to be of value,  the location of the tower 
needs to be within feet if not inches prior to importing into HFTA.
>
> Regards, John NA6L
>
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