I understand that W2FU has concentric 80/160 also and is satisfied.
I will be added an 80M 4-square next to my 160. Each is supported by a
separate tower.
The towers are 160ft apart. Should know more this summer or fall.
On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 7:14 PM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> I have 2 partially nested 4 squares and also a 2el array, all in a patch of
> uneven woods roughly 65' x 135'
>
>
>
> 2el 160m runs along West side of the rectangle.
>
>
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> The 80m array is roughly in the center of the rectangle
>
>
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> The 40m array is on the far NW corner of the 80m array, with the NW 40m
> element just barely outside the NW element of the 80m array.
>
>
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> I have taken dB measurements with my antenna analyzer as the 'transmitter'
> and my rig as the RX and things
>
> appear quite normal.
>
>
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> At most (and it's hard to quantify as there is external clutter in the NW
> direction on my property) there
>
> is a slight aberration in the NW direction on 80m.
>
>
>
> Mike VE9AA...wire 4 squares, hung in trees, 2 raised radial per element. I
> posted my readings on this very reflector a year or so ago with all the
> readings etc.
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>
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> Good luck !
>
>
>
> "Build it and they will call" (K1ZM quote)
>
> Kris
>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 19:24
>
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Nested 4-Squares
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>
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> Is nesting 4-Square arrays a good idea? By that I mean, for instance, an
> 80m
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> 4-square inside a 160m 4-square. I was about to model this but it occurs to
>
> me that someone has probably already done this exercise.
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>
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> Good idea or bad idea?
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>
>
> Kris N5KM
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