I am considering erecting a 30' tower of either American (Dill) or Rohn 25G. First, is 30' tall enough? I live in Trotwood, Ohio (not far from where the Dayton Hamvention is held) and have been given
I recommend 40 ft for a low tribander. I would NEVER put up R25 without guys or some other means of support (house bracket). For a NO GUY installation, you would be better off with a tapered tower ha
Nathaniel, Many years ago when I was in Columbus my studies indicated one wanted to be around 50 to 55 feet for reasonable minimum performance on 20 meters (I don't believe one gets enough bang for t
Nathaniel: I would second Joe Subich K4IK's recommendation against unguyed Rohn tower at that height and recommending the Trylon self-supporting tower series. I'm in the process of putting up a 64-fo
That depends. If 30' is as high as you can go, so be it. Practically speaking, 30' is just barely 1/2 wave on 20m. That is about as low as you want to mount a yagi, since the proximity to ground real