In a message dated 1/1/08 9:22:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Four wires, each approximately 3-4m (10-13 feet) long. The PW-1 is > ground mounted with radials stretched out orthogonal to each other. > > I also failed to mention the bands that I tried. The were 40, 30 and > 20m. Well, there's part of the problem: Too few radials, and too short for the band. Try adding more wires, and making them longer. The other issue is skip distance. Verticals less than about 5/8 wave long have good low-angle radiation (towards the horizon) but poor radiation at higher angles. If you are trying to work someone a few hundred miles away, a vertical may not put enough RF at the correct radiation angle. 73 de Jim, N2EY ************************************** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
