* On 2020 26 Aug 13:52 -0500, David Gilbert wrote: > > Yes, I completely agree with that. I'm sure the folks with low EDZ's and > large horizontal loops and low dipoles make contacts on 160m, but almost any > half decent vertical will reach out further better.
A low horizontal antenna has its place, for local work especially out to a few hundred miles reliably. Horses for courses and all that. Not everything in ham radio is about DX. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
