Hi Felipe,
In my experience, a four-square array of short verticals is fully competitive
with a 500 foot Beverage. It can be as small as 65 feet on a side.
The YCCC 3 element in-line vertical array has similar excellent
performance, fully competitive with a 500 foot Beverage.
Try it! You
Frank,
That is the only thing that I haven't tried on 160.
Currently I have a full wave dipole on 160 in OCF fashion at 130 ft up and
its amazing both in TX and quiet on Receive with a butterfly pattern.
Beverages towards Europe are impossible due to the farm animals and
property limits, is the
Hi Bob,
Have you considered an array of short verticals? A simple
receiving 4-square is only 80 feet on each side
73
Frank
W3LPL
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From: w3...@roadrunner.com
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Sent: Saturday, August 5, 2023 2:52:00 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Is a 300' BOG
Been using a SAL 30 with good success but would like more Euro QSOs in
the 160m contests.
I dont have enough room for a 600'+ Beverage. Alas my yard is a
200'x700' rectangle running E-W, with the house in the middle ( ~300'
of yard behind the house and 300 ft in front.)
So I have a problem
