[TowerTalk] Stacking 4-squares ?

[john at kk9a.com]

You should model this. Unless you're on the water like VY2ZM, I would  
not be surprised if a 20m dipole ~18 meters high would beat the dual  
four-square array.  A couple of wire beams in your trees could be  
quite effective.

John KK9A


Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:

I think I read somewhere that someone has done this.  Was it K3LR? W3LPL?
Some Finnish or Swedish M/M hams?

I can't seem to find it.

Where can I get some more info on this practice?



I am tossing around the idea of doing it on 20m..maybe with an eye to do it
on 15 and/or 10m later.



With my 20m 4-Square I always seem to be 10dB down on 20m compared to locals
with a 56' tower and 3 or 4 element 20m Yagis and I have really no intention
on installing any towers here soon..probably ever.



Looking for spacing information.what to use to "stack" them (stackmatch? - -
phasing line?)

What I might expect for gain -2.2dB?  3dB?





Thanks Mike VE9AA



Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB