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Topband: tower effecting antenna

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Subject: Topband: tower effecting antenna
From: "Alan Wells" <alan@wells.karoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:43:13 -0000
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I have a 60feet tower with a 20 feet  glass firbe pole in the top, on topband i 
have a 80 feet wire going vertical to the top of tower  spaced 3 feet from the 
tower, and 2 loading wires about 60 feet coming off the top. i am sure the 
tower is having some effect on the sytem, as anybody had the same problem.

thinking of using the tower as part of the antenna putting a 20 feet aluminimun 
pole in the top, then using 4 loading wires from the top , the tower is 
grounded, about 18 feet up the tower there is 2 lugs i can put a gamma arm out 
and tune from the shack, i know the gamma arm is usually right at the top, if i 
put enough top loading on would this tune at the 18 feet point.

                                                                          many 
thanks
                                                                          g4erz
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