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Re: [TowerTalk] Minimum Elevated Vertical Height ?

To: <douglas.snowden@med.va.gov>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Minimum Elevated Vertical Height ?
From: "Paul Playford" <w8aef@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 19:21:33 -0000
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
I have my 40m 4sq installed 9 feet above ground with elevated radials at
that height and am very happy with it's performance.

de Paul, W8AEF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <douglas.snowden@med.va.gov>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:28 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Minimum Elevated Vertical Height ?


> I am going put up a Bobtail Curtain, but before I do it, I want to put up
an
> elevated
> vertical (low ground plane?) so I will have a comparison. I am going to
use
> it on 40M.
>
> So, what is your experience in how high is needed before the loss reaches
> low level?
>
> I think I remember reading that 10 or 15 ft was high enough to lose the
> effects of the
> ground... True?
>
>
> Doug
> N4IJ
>
>

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