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Sure appreciate your efforts to get me pointed in the right direction! And my antennas too! ;-) I currently own a T2X, a HD-73, and a lightweight tv rotator. I am trying to avoid using them in a "mission-critical" application. The T2X is what I plan to sell or swap towards C3SS number one. A Ham owes me money and I will ask him to pay up by purchasing my second C3SS. The Rohn 45 is here ready to go up as is the Phillystran -- so no guy-wire interaction issues. My goal is to have the main antennas fixed in the directions I will most likely to need for emergency and missionary communications. Arrival angles are also a consideration, together with direction. The top beam would assure solid communications to Africa and still be somewhat useful towards Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia. A second beam a little lower would still be effective into TX, the West Coast, and beyond. I was worried that the D4 would be too much up near the top but really wanted it close to 70 feet for improved 40m effectiveness! I will use the Mosley to help pay for the first C3SS and rely on the D4 to cover the Caribbean, Central and So. America, and the central US, as well as down-under to the Aussies and New Zealanders. My NVIS and low-dipole will have to handle East-West on 40m. So, a C3SS or C3S at 78 feet, the D4 at 76 feet and the second C3SS or C3S at 70 feet is acceptable? Or do I need to get the lower C3SS (or whatever) even further down? This provides for DX arrival angles and the D4 will probably be broad enough to capture some lower stuff as well. I can always get a third C3SS/C3S and put it at 40 feet on an arm and point it South. I could use the HD-73 to turn it ... should that be necessary. I can also use the long low dipole for stuff the beams don't hear due to angles and direction. And I have room for a vertical should such be dictated. The Comet seems to be irrelevant except as it increases the stress on the mast -- I can reinforce the mast with a solid 12 foot inner sleeve with 6 feet above and below the tower top if that will make a significant difference. This all sounds like a plan! The separation of the top two beams seems the only sticking point. - Thanks! & 73, DavidC K1YP in Hudson, FL ************************************************************************ _______________________________________________ Why pay for something you could get for free? NetZero provides FREE Internet Access and Email http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact force12@qth.com |
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