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I can't say for an aluminum vertical atop a horizontal beam as all I have put up was a fiberglass vertical. I can say that no other locals here run a horizontal setup, and it shows when the dx comes to town. Usually if the others can't reach em, I can after switching to the beam.

Does the configuration help local comms? Not really. If anything, it can be detrimental. If I leave the beam parked and pointed at a hashy horizon, that hash seems to permeate into the vertical reception, completely dropping a close local into the noise. I'm just saying that the beam seems to add noise to the vertical, not reception, so I leave the beam parked in a quiet direction then switch to the vertical.

So, yes, they do play with each other somewhat, I imagine the beam like a directional ground plane kit to the vertical, if that makes sense.

I have been contemplating removing the vertical and rotating the beam vertical instead, but after reading the previous posts, don't think I will be doing that.

<blockquote data-quote="Cable Guy" data-source="post: 854689" data-attributes="member: 16662">I can&#039;t say for an aluminum vertical atop a horizontal beam as all I have put up was a fiberglass vertical. I can say that no other locals here run a horizontal setup, and it shows when the dx comes to town. Usually if the others can&#039;t reach em, I can after switching to the beam. Does the configuration help local comms? Not really. If anything, it can be detrimental. If I leave the beam parked and pointed at a hashy horizon, that hash seems to permeate into the vertical reception, completely dropping a close local into the noise. I&#039;m just saying that the beam seems to add noise to the vertical, not reception, so I leave the beam parked in a quiet direction then switch to the vertical. So, yes, they do play with each other somewhat, I imagine the beam like a directional ground plane kit to the vertical, if that makes sense.I have been contemplating removing the vertical and rotating the beam vertical instead, but after reading the previous posts, don&#039;t think I will be doing that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cable Guy, post: 854689, member: 16662"] I can't say for an aluminum vertical atop a horizontal beam as all I have put up was a fiberglass vertical. I can say that no other locals here run a horizontal setup, and it shows when the dx comes to town. Usually if the others can't reach em, I can after switching to the beam. Does the configuration help local comms? Not really. If anything, it can be detrimental. If I leave the beam parked and pointed at a hashy horizon, that hash seems to permeate into the vertical reception, completely dropping a close local into the noise. I'm just saying that the beam seems to add noise to the vertical, not reception, so I leave the beam parked in a quiet direction then switch to the vertical. So, yes, they do play with each other somewhat, I imagine the beam like a directional ground plane kit to the vertical, if that makes sense. I have been contemplating removing the vertical and rotating the beam vertical instead, but after reading the previous posts, don't think I will be doing that. [/QUOTE]

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