[TowerTalk] minimum XM-240 stacking distance?
W0MU Mike Fatchett
w0mu at w0mu.com
Mon Nov 13 09:00:24 EST 2017
The further the better. If you put the 40 90 degrees off it will help.
Otherwise you will have some interaction on 15 at 10 ft. I have the same
arrangement.
Look at turning the XM240 into a Moxon and get rid of their capacitor
match. The extra element really helps.
W0MU
On 11/12/2017 9:48 PM, Edward via TowerTalk wrote:
> When I did it with a similar arrangement, I had them 10’ apart. But what was key was having them perpendicular to one another
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> My Steppir had the 30/40m add-on and I was able to compare the two. The 2 ele 40m made the difference between copy and no copy. About 1-2 S Units better
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> 73,
> Ed NI6S
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>> On Nov 13, 2017, at 7:35 AM, Ralph Parker <ve7xf at shaw.ca> wrote:
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>> When spring comes, I intend to put up my 72' Trylon tower (self supporting), with a 4el Steppir on top.
>> What is the minimum practical distance that I could put up a CC XM-240 above it?
>> I don't want to have to retract the Steppir when using the 40m Yagi.
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>> VE7XF
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