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All good info and food for the brain, Henry...TY

Mounting two side by side is an interesting concept. So am I to understand that you're suggesting connecting a boom perpendicular to two vertical beams, say M104C's and then attach the mast to the center of that boom? If that is correct how far apart should the two verticals be?

So let me ask you this...Henry, say I was to replace the fiberglass vertical with an aluminum one as Mike suggests, say something like a Maco V-5/8 or a V-5000 and then mount that above an M104C, similar to the configuration Cable Guy has on his tower. I assume the M104C would work well for DX, but does mounting an aluminum omni directional over an aluminum horizontal beam have any positive affect in performance of said beam in regards to coms with locals who also have directionals, whether they be vertical or horizontal , or would the opposite orientation still still be detrimental? I didn't think to ask Cable Guy how his 3 element worked for local coms. Perhaps he could chime in again if he is still about.

All of this is both intersting and educational.
Many thanks for all the input.

Mark

<blockquote data-quote="McHarley94" data-source="post: 854676" data-attributes="member: 70785">All good info and food for the brain, Henry...TYMounting two side by side is an interesting concept. So am I to understand that you&#039;re suggesting connecting a boom perpendicular to two vertical beams, say M104C&#039;s and then attach the mast to the center of that boom? If that is correct how far apart should the two verticals be?So let me ask you this...Henry, say I was to replace the fiberglass vertical with an aluminum one as Mike suggests, say something like a Maco V-5/8 or a V-5000 and then mount that above an M104C, similar to the configuration Cable Guy has on his tower. I assume the M104C would work well for DX, but does mounting an aluminum omni directional over an aluminum horizontal beam have any positive affect in performance of said beam in regards to coms with locals who also have directionals, whether they be vertical or horizontal , or would the opposite orientation still still be detrimental?&nbsp; I didn&#039;t think to ask Cable Guy how his 3 element worked for local coms. Perhaps he could chime in again if he is still about.All of this is both intersting and educational.Many thanks for all the input.Mark</blockquote>

[QUOTE="McHarley94, post: 854676, member: 70785"] All good info and food for the brain, Henry...TY Mounting two side by side is an interesting concept. So am I to understand that you're suggesting connecting a boom perpendicular to two vertical beams, say M104C's and then attach the mast to the center of that boom? If that is correct how far apart should the two verticals be? So let me ask you this...Henry, say I was to replace the fiberglass vertical with an aluminum one as Mike suggests, say something like a Maco V-5/8 or a V-5000 and then mount that above an M104C, similar to the configuration Cable Guy has on his tower. I assume the M104C would work well for DX, but does mounting an aluminum omni directional over an aluminum horizontal beam have any positive affect in performance of said beam in regards to coms with locals who also have directionals, whether they be vertical or horizontal , or would the opposite orientation still still be detrimental? I didn't think to ask Cable Guy how his 3 element worked for local coms. Perhaps he could chime in again if he is still about. All of this is both intersting and educational. Many thanks for all the input. Mark [/QUOTE]

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