Mel, we might start with an assumption that my vertical could be designed better . I just took it down and plan on making a better on Sunday.
Andy K3UK On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 5:05 PM, raf3151019 <gzero...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > > Hello Andy, > > It was interesting reading the description of the half square antenna you > made, particularly the comments on the comparison between vertical and the > half square. Being unable to hear European stations may partly explain why, > when conditions do improve a little, I always keep seeing the same PSK > stations from the US, and the ones which can see me on their screens are > most often very weak to my QTH > > Considering the huge number of PSK users in the US I've often wondered if > my R5 is "deaf", or lots of US operators are using wet string ! > > Regards, Mel G0GQK > > >