[TowerTalk] Close stacking mono bander

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Look into one of the "multi-monoband" antennas like the Force 12
(www.force12inc.com) XR5-T or XR5-TC - two elements per band (20-10)
on a 12 foot boom.  See:

http://www.force12inc.com/content/XR%20Series%20Brochure%20rev.%202014-Feb.pdf

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2014-09-28 8:37 PM, Jeff AC0C wrote:
> You can stack them, but the interaction defeats the purpose of having
> monobanders.  I just ran through a modeling cycle with my stack and the
> 15m especially gets whacked.  The hex beam or a single tribander is a
> great idea in this context.  And here we are not considering the
> proximity of the ground or the house.
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message----- From: David Thompson
> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 6:22 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Close stacking mono bander
>
> I remember Lew McCoy writing an article in QST 40 years ago saying that you
> could stack 10,15, and 20 meter beams about 3 feet apart.  Then this was
> debunked a few years later.  Even Lew acknowledged this to be true.
>
> The best bet is to get one of the Hex beams on that tri-pod.  You can get
> the regular 10, 15, and 20 if you are mostly a contester or add WARC bands
> plus 6 if you are a DXer.  Most of the hex beams are light and can be
> rotated with a small Ham M type rotor or HD TV type.
>
> 73 Dave K4JRB
>
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