I never thought of stacking side by side, I think that would accomplish more
on the horizontal plane. Since you are already pointed pretty flat, you
really want to add beam width and gain at the same time, I think this is
what this will accomplish, no?
If you stack vertically, don't you just get added beam width on the vertical
plane, something that's kind of useless?
Joe Serocki
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From: w0eea@sbbco.net [mailto:w0eea@sbbco.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:25 PM
To: Joe Serocki; vhfcontesting@contesting.com; nlrs@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] HELP! Looking for stacking info on 1.2GHZ yagis
Subject: [VHFcontesting] HELP! Looking for stacking info on 1.2GHZ yagis
> I have two and a splitter and phasing harness, 22 element beams, but how
> far apart? Looking for recommendations. I want to increase gain but not
> reduce beam width.
> Thanks
> Joe Serocki, N9IFG
>
Joe the increase in gain comes from narrowing the beam width.
If you stack them vertically the vertical beam width is narrowed. Stack
them side by side
to narrow the horizontal beam width. Vertical stacking distance is 26".
Horizontal 28".
I have seen recommendations for slightly smaller stacking distances of 24"
and 26" but
I believe the wider spacing is better. M2 shows even tighter spacing for
their current
22 el yagis but their splitter is based on out of phase mounting of the
antennas so it
wouldn't apply here.
73, Jim W0EEA
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