In the broadcast biz we call it "negotiated gain" of an omni pattern...
mike At 11:55 AM 11/14/2005 -0800, you wrote: >At 07:36 PM 11/14/2005 -0000, you wrote: > >Is there a recommended distance from the leg of the tower that a > >2-meter or 440 MHz Antenna should be mounted? I am going to have a > >couple of Antenna Mounts welded up and I wondering if they should be a > >1/4 or 1/2 wave from the tower leg or possibly an odd multiple? TIA > ><----The short answer is that it depends on what type of pattern you're >wanting and how big the frontal area of the tower is. > >I see that Skipp has a doc that will hbe helpful to you so I'll stop at >this point! > >Ken >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >President and CTO - Arcom Communications >Makers of state-of-the-art repeater controllers and accessories. >http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html >We offer complete Kenwood TKR repeater packages! >We are now an authorized Telewave Dealer! >AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 >http://www.irlp.net > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Perryman Cavell, Mertz & Davis, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Consulting Engineers http://www.cmdconsulting.com 7839 Ashton Avenue K5JMP Manassas, VA 20109 USA (703) 392-9090; (703) 392-9559 fax; DC Line (202) 332-0110 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

