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From: Curtis, David B <david.b.curtis@intel.com> To: Andrew Faber <andrew.faber@gte.net>; <Force12Talk@qth.com> Sent: den 23 januari 2001 18:05 Subject: RE: [Force 12 Talk] antenna interaction question > 2. A few months ago I spent some serious time with YT (Dean Straw's Yagi > Terrain, included with ARRL Antenna Book) looking at antenna heights > illuminating sloping forground, which I assume is your situation out where > you live. Higher isn't always better (according to the computer model). Or > at least enough better to justify lots of work & $$. And it is certainly > true that there are sweet spots and poor spots when you have sloping > foreground. If your terrain slopes downward nicely to the NE, you might > find that 45 or so feet is a great spot for a fixed 2nd radio tribander. > You might do some quick analysis with YT... the price is certainly right. > > 73, Dave N6NZ Hi Just a quick, somewhat related, question: Does anybody know if the YT included with the latest (19th) edition of the Antenna Book is newer than the version included with the 18th edition (YT 2.0 - 1997) ? 73, Hawk SM5JBM and SM5G -------------------------------------------- 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 n4zr@qth.com |
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