[TowerTalk] Antennas for SO2R station

[kq2m at kq2m.com]

Hi Jamie,

Yes! For the past 22 years on my 100' Rohn 45 tower,  I have used a 5L 
HG105CA at the top of a 14' Chrommoly mast with a 5L HG155CA 9' below it 
on the same mast - both turned by a HyGain T2X.  I use two TB3 
thrust-bearings.

73

Bob KQ2M

On 2021-03-01 12:20, WW3S wrote:
> I live on a small lot, 80x180, in a subdivision....I have a 50ft tower
> with a 3L Steppir on it.....I had planned on putting another Steppir
> 2L about 7 ft above the tribander.....BUT......my current SO2R setup
> I'm using a Hytower as the second antenna.....the rigs are a 7610 and
> 7300.....I have 5B4AGN bandpass filters on both rigs.....I'm already
> having interference issues between the rigs now, so I think moving a
> second antenna to the same mast is asking for more trouble. Just
> wondering if anyone uses 2 antennas on the same mast for SO2R? Also,
> is the 7300 maybe a problem? I heard that radio generates a lot of
> phase noise on TX, not so good in SO2R applications. Anyway, planning
> for some tower maintenance this summer, and looking for suggestions on
> optimizing the station for SO2R....