Put an SWR meter to the 10 meter Alpha Delta DX-EE, results: Set to CW 28.488 2.9 28.360 3.0 28.300 3.1
the dipole is at 8 feet each side. Any Advise? Gayle KF5LVZ On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 11:35 AM, Gayle Dotts <gayle.do...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you guys. I orientated the wires so that I could with little effort > switch directions to accommodate. The degree of angle off straight up and > down I can play with. Elevation on the mast in an inverted V is around 35 > feet. > > Gayle > KF5LVZ > > PS: I will say this from a 10M rotatable MFJ 1980 Moxon type antenna to > now a new Alpha Delta DX EE........ > For observations on the 20M, 40M and 80M........traffic feels like it has > increased 70% on all bands with stations I had not heard before or the > ability to hear before. The 10M I will have to observe using the 10M nets > coming up to comment on. > > On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:52 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC < > bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > >> As far as the North/South vs East/West question goes, if you know where >> you want your signal to go, then you should absolutely orient your dipole >> broadside to that direction. If you don't know where you want your signal >> to go, or don't yet care, then do what people typically do and put it up in >> whichever direction is most convenient. If you've got the money, the time, >> and the space, you can always set up two of them at right angles to each >> other and switch between them, depending on which one brings in the louder >> signal. >> >> As far as making it straight goes (I think that's what you're asking, if >> it's not, then please correct me) then as long as the legs aren't too close >> together it won't have a huge effect on the radiation pattern. A right >> angle is probably not "too close". I don't believe that the radiation will >> be substantially less efficient, but you may get the energy directed in a >> peculiar direction. The thing is, unless you know what you're trying to >> achieve, the thing to do is to put something up and see what you get. If >> you find that you communicate really well to nowhere you want to talk to, >> then consider making changes or even trying your hand at some modelling to >> see what it's really doing. >> >> The thing to understand is that all antennas interact with the >> environment that they're in. That means that unless it's well isolated >> from nearly everything your signal will go off in weird directions because >> it's near the metal in your house or a shed or a fence or whatever. Trying >> to anticipate that is of limited use, and probably not worth the effort >> until you know what you're trying to do. >> >> >> On 5/7/2017 8:18 PM, Gayle Dotts via BVARC wrote: >> >> Setting up a inverted V multiband dipole 30 feet in the air and was >> wondering should I orient the wires to begin with so broadside to the >> dipole is North and South or should I orient it for East and West >> broadside? I do know that broadside is where most of my signals will come >> from...or does it really matter?? Also usually one sets up dipoles wires >> so the combined asmith is close to 180 degrees. Can I do a 90 degree >> combined asmith...... or will that decrease my signals? >> Thank you for your thoughts guys, I appreciate it! >> >> Gayle Dotts >> KF5LVZ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing >> listBVARC@bvarc.orghttp://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Message delivered to ka8...@ka8kpn.org >> >> >> >> -- >> Jonathan Guthrie KA8KPN >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Message delivered to gayle.do...@gmail.com >> >> >
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