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Dieselburner
New member Username: Dieselburner
Post Number: 3 Registered: 8-2011
| Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 9:54 pm: |
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I have a 50' crank up tower that I am going to mount my maco shooting star and a horizontal Force12 antenna to . Has anybody looked at interaction between antennas and how far to keep them apart and also if they need to be a certain minimum distance above the tower? Thanks |
Tech833
Moderator Username: Tech833
Post Number: 2083 Registered: 8-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 12:16 pm: |
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I don't know what those antennas are, but usually, spacing beams on a tower is best done at 1/4 to 1/2 wave lengths apart at the lowest freq. Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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Scrapiron63
Advanced Member Username: Scrapiron63
Post Number: 894 Registered: 12-2001
| Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 8:43 pm: |
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You can mount the shooting star just a foot or so above the tower. It works ok with the vertical elements extended down over the tower. I'm not familiar with the horizontal force 12 antenna but the shooting star has horizontal elements also. Scrapiron CEF 108 |