[amsat-bb] Re: Elk on tower

[George Henry]

I seem to recall the rule of thumb being at least 1/4 wave at the lowest 
frequency of operation, unless the antenna was specifically designed to be 
end-mounted to a metal support.

George, KA3HSW


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Felts" <nr5ajerry at gmail.com>
To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 12:23 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Elk on tower


> How far away from the mast on my tower should I mount my Elk??  The
> mast is 2" steal anf the lk will be mounted horiz at a 15 deg angle.
>
> -- 
> Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota