[TowerTalk] How high is enough

[David Robbins]

no one height is best for everything so put up a whole bunch of them at different heights!


Jul 30, 2013 10:46:53 PM, wb5oxq_1 at grandecom.net wrote:

When choosing a height for a beam is 1/4 wave above ground at the lowest frequency enough? 1/2 wave? I see Force 12 rating the gain on their beams at 74'1".
Why that height? At 20 meters is 100' a lot better than say 60'? I am talking about relatively flat terrain. I see Stepp-ir makes a beam that even has a 80 meter dipole in it. Would that workmuch better on 80 than a wire dipole at an equal height? I have never had enough land to put upmore than 50' bit nest year I might have over an acre and be able to go much higher. I just wonder how high when you spend more to go higher than it is worth? If I had the room for a wire dipole to run any direction, what would be the best choice from central Texas considering being in the center of the country east/west wise? I want to get the best bang for my buck! wb5oxq

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