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Re: [TowerTalk] ez nec help

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ez nec help
From: jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 3 May 2020 10:09:28 -0700
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On 5/3/20 9:28 AM, john nistico wrote:
I am new at modeling and can use some advice. My son has a small tower and I 
modeled a 2 element 20 meter wire beam on a 10 ft boom. looks great on paper 
but would like aluminum elements how do I figure the taper? Does taper effect 
length?
NY6DX




Taper does change the effective length. NEC2 can model tapered "wires" so I assume that EZNEC has a way to enter that. 4nec2 certainly does.

As for "what is a reasonable taper schedule", it's a matter of finding what size tubing "telescopes" nicely.
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