--- Les Rayburn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of DXing, I could use some advice from my betters. As you > may recall, I'm > entering into a deed restricted neighborhood with a no-nonsense > homeowners > association.
*** Good luck - that type of HOA quickly can go over the top and become the legendary HOA Nazi's we've all heard horror stories about. > > My questions are legion, but here are the big ones: > > 1. Should I terminate the beverage antenna, concentrating most > of it's pattern towards the South? I have few LA loggings, other > than Cuba. But then again, my Spanish is not so good. > > If I leave it unterminated, I might be able to snag some more > stations to the North, including much needed New England...but > I'd have to phase out those Southern signals. I would run no more than 1500' ( more probably won't do you any good, and even so you may have to shorten it ) unterminated. There's lots of stations to your North. > > 3. As some may know, I'm a Westerner at heart, and > love to log new "K" calls more than anything. Alas,to > the West are several neighbors homes, ruling out > any wires in that direction. Any suggestions on > how I could continue to log stations in that direction? > > Perhaps an EWE or something? But it can't be higher than > the eight foot tall privacy fence. > With an 8' height restriction, you're largely stuck. An indoor loop seems to be the only reasonable alternative. Russ Edmunds Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL ) [15 mi NNW of Philadelphia] 40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15' AM: Hammarlund HQ-150 & 4' FET air core loop ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091 _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
