> Any experience with the same or thoughts?
I would recommend looking into the YCCC "9 circle" (or "5 square") array. Even though the kits are no longer available boards appear to be available from the PI4CC group. The vertical arrays are less susceptible to wildlife damage than the SAL (due to the low horizontal wire of the SAL) and provide a higher signal level (before the preamp). I like the YCCC design because it has a cleaner pattern than the 4 square (the center element is not "split" and thus does not cause a spurious sidelobe response). Further, the "9 circle" version provides 45 degree pattern selection (vs. 90 degrees for the 4 square) and if 90 degree steps are acceptable, the 5 square version provides the higher RDF in the same space (60' diagonal square). As long as you keep the verticals (or the ends of the SAL) 10 - 15' or so from tree trunks and keep the "brush' out of the array any degradation should be minimal (mostly as additional losses) with any of the antenna designs. If you are comfortable with NEC (antenna modelling), I urge you to run the models of all three designs and make your own choice. Based on the models, the SAL appear to be "unstable" and more prone to environmental factors that the "amplified" vertical arrays. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2019-02-18 2:56 PM, Mike Fischer wrote:
Hi all, newb to the topband 160 reflector here so thank you for any coaching or corrections on protocol… I live on a heavily forested (douglas firs - almost all of which are 100’+) piece of land. I have enough room left to put up either an SAL 30 or a 4sq of 20’ verts with 80’ spacing. HiZ probably Problem is regardless of which I choose, there will be at least one or two trees in the “infield“ and foliage around the edges. Any experience with the same or thoughts? Grateful for the coaching please feel free to reply direct to [email protected] 73 K7XH
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