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Effect of raising vertical antenna higher
"Comcast newsgroups" wrote in message . .. 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 Download the free version of EZNEC, and run simulations at both heights. I would look for differences in gain and vertical radiation angle. Tam/WB2TT |
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