Kirk,
You might also tell us how much power you will be running. It makes quite a
bit of difference between 100 watts and 1500 watts from my experience. My
yagi is at 70' and 140' from the house.
73,
W2RW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence, Kirk" <kirklaw@umflint.edu>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:43 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tower height question
>
>
> Not sure if I have seen this before, but can't seem to find it
> so here goes. I am planning on putting up a tower, approx. 10-15 feet
> away from my shack (the base is anyway) with a 4 element tri-bander on
> it [Mosley]. My question is, how high must I go to avoid RF from
> overloading inside? I had a tower at a different location that was
> approx. 25 feet high with the same antenna and had quite a bit of RF
> staying in..could have been something else entirely....but I felt it
> may be because I was not high enough. So the question is, what might
> be the minimum I can get away with. I am considering a 50 ft.
> tower...max! I think I would be ok, but anybody have any practical
> experience? I'd really rather hear from those who have this
> situation...not the book readers...I get plenty of "know-it-all's" at
> work! HI
>
>
> 73 Kirk AB8BC
>
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