[TowerTalk] The Value of HFTA

[Wes]

Isn't that pretty much what I inferred?  You put it up as high as your location 
and checkbook can stand and wait for the propagation gods to smile on you.

Wes  N7WS

On 1/20/2019 11:46 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 1/20/2019 10:23 AM, Wes wrote:
>> Personally, I don't understand all of the fuss about HFTA.  In the general 
>> case (sans 200' towers), aren't you pretty much stuck with your environment 
>> with little to do about it?
>
> My own station has complex topography, and Dean suggested that I take data out 
> to 14 miles. I ran a LOT of radials at a lot of heights, and got pretty 
> consistent results. They showed that the 120 ft tower I could build for my 
> SteppIR was about as good as I could do to get over ridges to the north and 
> east unless I wanted to add another 200 ft or so. :)  I consider that very 
> useful and practical information!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC