Hmm. I must remember that having my tongue firmly planted in my cheek doesn't
come across in text form too often.
That said, I do not work contests unless it's to pick up a band-slot from
time-to-time. I like working DX and have made it a personal challenge to do so
with a fairly minimal station. Consequently, I'm relegated to a position of
waiting for favor from the propagation gods, and the availability of DX to work.
So, even if I believed in the HFTA program, which I don't, it wouldn't be of
much use in my situation.
Wes N7WS
On 1/21/2019 6:49 AM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
Very few contesters would put a single antenna as high as financially
feasible without modeling. A high antenna can have nulls at desirable
radiation angles.
John KK9A
Wes N7WS wrote:
Isn't that pretty much what I inferred? You put it up as high as your
location
and checkbook can stand and wait for the propagation gods to smile on you.
Wes N7WS
On 1/20/2019 11:46 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
My own station has complex topography, and Dean suggested that I take
data out
to 14 miles. I ran a LOT of radials at a lot of heights, and got pretty
consistent results. They showed that the 120 ft tower I could build for my
SteppIR was about as good as I could do to get over ridges to the north and
east unless I wanted to add another 200 ft or so. :) I consider that very
useful and practical information!
73, Jim K9YC
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