Re: [IRCA] Subject: Re: DKAZ height above ground

["Mark Mobile" <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I did a series of measurements this summer with different heights of bottom 
wire...will be published as part of an update to my DKaz pages




Cheers!

Mark Durenberger, mobile


-----Original Message----- 
From: Neil Kazaross
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 5:53 PM
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
Subject: Re: [IRCA] Subject: Re: DKAZ height above ground

If your grass is long ..ie not a place where you'd mow under the antenna,
I'd go 3 ft so tall wet grass won't be touching the antenna. When mine was
only up a ft, snow was an issue and I experienced some loss of F/B.   73 KAZ

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 3:48 PM, Jim B <jim01028@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> thanks for the info KAZ. I will go with two feet and hopefully not trip
> over it too may times.   Jim
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> ------------------------------------
> I use 2 ft. Others use 3 ft and also get great results. I tried 1 ft, and
> F/B nulls degraded somewhat and even fine tuning the resistance (Rt)
> results showed a least a couple dB less null.  73 KAZ
>
> On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 10:31 AM, Jim B <jim01028@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I am about to start construction of a 140' long and 22' high dkaz. I
> would
> > like to know how low the bottom wire can be above ground before
> performance
> > degradation starts. thanks  Jim
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