"Tam/WB2TT" wrote in message ...
Slick,

The only thing about making the 48 inch mast non resonant is what's on the
other end of it? A ceramic insulator is not the same as a Radio Shack steel
house bracket. Since it is behind the first reflector, probably doesn't
matter in the real world.


Tam,

The 48 inches refers to it's position relative to the DE, not it's
actually length, which in the ideal case would be at a non-resonant
length. The yagi optimizer program i have shows that the length does
indeed affect the propagation pattern.

I'm not certain how the user has the mast mounted, but it's
somewhere around 7.5 feet or so in length.

At any rate, he is getting out very well!

Err...i won't say at what wattage, someone might faint out there!

hahaha!


Slick