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TopBand: vee's vs vert @ kl7ra

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Subject: TopBand: vee's vs vert @ kl7ra
From: rgarrett@sunlink.net (Bob Garrett)
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 11:44:58 -0500 (EST)
before you scrap the 4 square idea, you better consult with K1ZM and 
W3LPL who have both had good success with the arrays.

Bob WA3EUL


On Wed, 27 Nov 1996 CQK8DO@aol.com wrote:

> Just a parenthetical addition to Rich's excellent note....
> 
> I am continuing on the conversion of my 160  two element parasitic array,
> into a four element parasitic array.... My experiments with a 160 inverted
> vee at 150 feet versus a single 1/4w vertical had the same results as Rich
> found, with the vertical being superior  (but the worms preferring the vee -
> that's worm warmer, not cloud burner, Rich.)... so the phased array should be
> even better... I hope, i hope, I hope, etc.
> 
> Now, (even though this is topband)... this cqww I used the partly completed
> #2 tower as a quarter wave vertical for 80...  Rohn 25 with insulated base at
> 8 feet, and 4 elevated radials, 1/4 wave long by 8 feet high, each.... I did
> run #14 bare copper up two of the tower legs, clamped  and shorted
> together... this was complemented by an inverted vee at 150 feet... I kept
> track of which antenna was switched in line by the operators, and it was the
> vee about 90% of the time... the vertical is not a bad antenna, but the vee
> seems to have an edge... this is making me question the wisdom of completing
> the 4 element vertical array for 80, as opposed to something horizontal and
> rotatable...
> 
> Opinions?
> 
> Denny   k8do@aol.com
> 
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