Kip:
In my field experience with side-mounting omni antennas, I typically
ask for at least two WL away from the tower. This is easier to achieve with
higher-freq sticks. If you can get this antenna five feet or more from the
steel, you should see feedpoint impedance at spec. You will, however, see
some signal blockage through the tower - it's unavoidable but not
significant enough to reduce coverage to zero.
73 de
Gene Smar AD3F
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kipton Moravec" <kip@kdream.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 10:14 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Omni Antenna on the side of the tower
>I was asked how far from the side of a tower should a omni antenna be to
> not get too distorted/affected by the metal in the tower.
>
> I need a practical answer so Infinity will not work. :)
>
> I am certain it is a function of wavelength. And my antenna is for 2.4
> GHz. It is 15 db gain Omni, about 4 feet tall (if that makes a
> difference.)
>
> Kip
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