Actually, the "normal" way to "stack" vertidals is HORIZONTALLy - into
broadside or end-fire arrays. It seems that Carl is describing collinear
monopoles - in the case he describes - "collinear" ground-planes - possible
- but why??
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@
I don't think so, Tim. If I understand Carl, he's describing two ground
planes - one above the other - and the pattern/gain would depend on the
phasing between the two feeds and the vertical separation between them.
Regards,
Charlie, K4OTV
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-
Isn't this a "Vertical dipole"? Two quarter wave radiating elements? And tower
behind it will be some kind of reflector/director depending on height. The
radials seem unimportant if thought of this way.
Tim N3QE
From: Topband [topband-boun...@contesting.c
Assuming that sufficient tower height was available, guy wires are insulated
or broken up into short non-resonant sections. Tower face is 12 or 18".
Start at 1/4 wave up with a 1/4 wave ground plane with radials sloping at
about 45 degrees. The vertical wire is 6-12' away from the tower face.
Thanks to all who responded re the shunt fed tower issue, Now have it
wkg. I had amp throttled back to 600 watts this AM and got decent
report from VK3ZL.
73, Mike,
W5UC
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Topband Reflector
