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Effect of raising vertical antenna higher
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Hello all, I have a mono-band 20-meter vertical currently mounted only about 12 feet up (less than a quarter wave). There are 4 radials and it tunes very well - very low VSWR across entire band, with decent signal reports. Question: If I were to rent a cherry picker, I could mount the thing on the end of the peak of my house, at about 40 feet up. That would put the bottom of the radials at greater than 1/4 wave. But would I notice any difference? If so, would it be potentially dramaticly better, or just 'technically' better? It would be a major project to do, so I'm trying to decide if it would be worth it or not. Thanks, Dave WB7AWK Dave: "Higher the better" is the golden rule. I'd venture it would be noticeably better. But, rent a cherry picker? I usually find much more reasonable ways to achieve decent heights ... JS |
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