[TowerTalk] Stacking question

[Randy Lake]

My feeling is that the antenna manufacturer is the one to get the stacking
distance data. From there one can use HFTA to get an approximation of stack
hight.

Randy N1KWF

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 2:13 PM, john at kk9a.com <john at kk9a.com> wrote:

> I am saying that HFTA is not a good tool for modeling stacking distances.
> I also disagree with your max distance stacking numbers.
>
> Sent from my Smartphone.
>
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist <
> richard at karlquist.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 8/9/2016 7:03 AM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> >
> >> I have no HFTA experience however after looking at the stacking
> distances
> >> from people that have used it I would not recommend it. It puts the
> beams
> >> way too close together in my opinion.
> >>
> >> John KK9A
> >>
> >> high for you! I've stuck with the M2 recommendations - and have in
> >> modeling confirmed they work well. That is 60' on 20 and 45' on 15. The
> >>
> >> Gary
> >> K9RX
> >>
> >>
> > According to my modelling, 60' on 20 and 45' on 15 are near the
> > MAXIMUM stacking distances, being nearly a wavelength.  Did I
> > misunderstand what you were saying?
> >
> > Rick N6RK
> >
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