Don, You are correct. You will not have any problems except through the tower. Put one bracket at the top and one at the bottom for stability. Charles Miller
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Kovalchik - W8DPK Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Side-mounted DB-224 performance Our club has permission to mount our brand-new DB-224E on the side of the local hospital's tower, about halfway up (90'). We want maximum signal to the north-east, so will be mounting the antenna on the NE leg of the tower, with all 4 elements on the NE side of the mast. Is it necessary to use a stand-off bracket? Or would it be OK to mount the mast right next to the tower leg using the bracket(s) that came with the antenna? I don't care about performance to the south-west; actually a null to the SW would be good to minimize interference from a co-channel system only 100 miles away. 73, --Don-- W8DPK
