[TowerTalk] Fwd: Stacking 4-squares ?

[Hans Hammarquist]

 Mike,
I dare to state that you are better off setting up a ring or eight or even more verticals instead. I was shown a book, many years ago, somebody had made calculations of Circular antenna arrays. The four square is just one of many ways of being able to get a steerable, directional antenna. I have no idea where to find it but a google search might show something.
Hans - N2JFS
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
To: towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Mon, Nov 25, 2019 2:25 pm
Subject: [TowerTalk] Stacking 4-squares ?

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

 

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