>Since terrain effects have entered the discussion, here's my 2 cents (probably
> less) on the subject. Like any modeling program, be careful interpreting >
>HFTA
>results. See my earlier post at:
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2016-07/msg00350.html
>N3AE
Thank you, Shawn, for this excellent posting.
15 years ago, while my house was being constructed here in New Mexico, I
observed the same effects while trying to determine optimal heights and
locations with HFTA. I showed my results to Dean, who commented "you have a very
complex terrain profile". Well, yes, that's the way the real world is ! Sorry,
but there is something wrong with any model that displays large changes in
output with small, insignificant changes in the input. I shared my findings with
a select group of folks. I did not share them with the entire Towertalk world.
At the time, HFTA was new, and considered the best thing since sliced bread.
Frankly, I did not care to bring on the wrath of the "true believers".
I have not used HFTA since then. It has no value in my complex terrain.
73,
Steve, N2IC
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