[TowerTalk] tower height repost

[Bob K6UJ]

I think it will depend on your surrounding terrain.  Are you on a hill with a clear shot in all directions ?
I have hills NW of me and going from 40 to 50 feet makes a big difference.  I ran the HTTA program on the 
CD in the latest ARRL antenna handbook and it was very enlightening to see how different heights affected 
my antenna pattern.  I would recommend running HFTA and see what it tells you for your site.  That is the 
intended purpose of the program and it works very well.  

73,
Bob
K6UJ



On Oct 14, 2012, at 11:09 AM, mikflathead at aol.com wrote:

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> I am getting ready to put up a Universal Tower 50 foot aluminum tower. I live at 
> a very high elevation. It will have a 7 element KLM 6 meter beam and a 16LBX for 
> 2 meters. Will I see any difference between 40 foot and 50 foot height? It is 
> difficult to lower the tower with the trees I have in the yard. Thanks Mike
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