Thanks to all who responded to my query about the mystery Cushcraft beam.
I wound up talking to Art at Cushcraft and he identified the beam (I think
he said it was a 12-2) and told me it was designed for the FM part of the
band and would not go down to 144mhz without heavy mods. He suggested that
I just buy a new Cushcraft 13 element 2 meter beam which is tunable for
that part of the band for $100 and be done with it. I agreed!
So, now my next question... can I stack the 12 element 2 meter beam
vertically (for FM work) below or above the 13 element 2 meter beam that
will be horizontal (for SSB work).
The mast will be 8 feet inside the tower and 14 feet out. The 14 feet of
mast sticking out of the top of the tower would look something like this:
14 feet above tower: 13 element Cushcraft 2 meter beam, horizontal
10 feet above tower: 12 element Cushcraft 2 meter beam, vertical
6 feet above tower: 6 element Cushcraft 6 meter beam
1 foot above tower: 9 element C4XL beam
Will the two 2 meter beams mess each other up?
Here's a side question... how much extra coax do you leave at the top of
the tower to safely allow 360 degrees of rotor turning?
Bonus question: Where is true north? (just kidding!!!!!)
Thanks to all!
73 - Scott KA9FOX
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