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SCATTER.  YOU HAVE TO HAVE VERSATILITY, THE ABILITY TO LOOK IN MORE THAN
ONE DIRECTION AT A TIME.  FINALLY YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN ON A BAND
WHEN YOU ARE TRANSMITTING ON ANOTHER BAND WITH A MINIMUM OF CROSS BAND
INTERFERENCE, PARTICULARLY TRANSMIT ON 6 WHILE LISTENING ON 2 AND VICE
VERSA.  IDEALLY YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THESE OBJECTIVES WITH FOUR
TOWERS.  THE SIMPLEST EFFECTIVE/VERSATILE 6 METER ARRAY CAN CONSIST OF FOUR
YAGIS THAT APPROACH THE OLD NBS DESIGNS ON 24 FT 7 M BOOMS.  THIS ARRAY
ALLOWS YOU TO LOOK IN TWO DIRECTIONS AT ONCE.  THEY ALL USE VERTICAL
SPACING OF ABOUT 20 FT 6 M SO A 72 FT 22 M TOWER COULD BE USED WITH
ANTENNAS AT 30 FT 10 M, 53 FT 16 M, 72 FT 22 M AND 91 FT 28 M.  THE TOP TWO
ANTENNAS WOULD BE FULLY ROTATABLE ON A MAST PIPE THE BOTTOM PAIR WOULD BE
MOUNTED ALONG THE TOWER USING EITHER A SIDE MOUNT OR A TIC RING ROTOR.  YOU
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HB9AZO/344 HB9RG/350 HB9TL/382 I0AMU/385 I0DJV/349 I0KDF/343 I0KRP/349
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