Author: Andreas Hofmann <Andreas.Hofmann@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:47:46 +0000
Hi, I have decided I need a tower to get better antennas up in the air. Thinking about the SteppIR DB 18, 40m 2 el, 20 and up 3el. Now, my property slopes pretty much in every direction by 5 degrees.
HFTA by Ward Silver which comes with the ARRL Antenna Book is what you want. You enter in the surrounding terrain (or extract it from DEM files, etc.) and it calculates the pattern. Only works for ho
I think HFTA is by Dean Straw, N6BV. In any case, it's the program you want for this. Ward edited the new Antenna Book, and included Dean's programs. Dick, K6KR Thinking about the SteppIR DB 18, 40m
Agreed, HFTA is the way to go. ARRL Antenna Handbook ed 21 includes the software and instrustrutions you will need. A little hand held GPS will give you your tower location, and a fair bit of determi
Google Earth is another (free) tool that you can use to determine the latitude and longitude of your specific antenna location. Dick Agreed, HFTA is the way to go. ARRL Antenna Handbook ed 21 include
you are right.. N6BV Dean it is.. Sorry Dean, Sorry Ward.. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.
I think far too many "over think" this. I run 160 through 440. I wanted the 6-meter yagi as well as the 144 and 440 arrays as high as I could get them. I came across a very good deal on a new 100' 45