Bill since aiming SW I'd suggest waiting for some AUish cx. 73 KAZ On Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 1:28 PM bill [his.com] <b...@his.com> wrote:
> Geez, that WAS fun! May have to go over to TC Williams HS and try that > again. Almost as fun as bowtie-in-the-woods at the Virginia Theological > Seminary … until they chased me out. :-( > > The ‘DX van’ still exists but being on furlough I’m thinking more of a > trip to Fleeton, VA for a DKAZ-antastic solution! > > --- > > > On Jan 7, 2019, at 1:45 PM, Neil Kazaross <neilka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Here are Bill's loggings with this. I've never seen these higher band > > Mexicans reported from that far east on regional channels in this day and > > age. http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_chinquapin.php > > > > Walt, approx, how long were your two wires? Here in IL a mini-PBS is > giving > > me good results for TA's all I have is about 290 ft // 190 ft. With lots > of > > work, maybe I could add a couple dozen feet. 73 KAZ > > > > On Sun, Jan 6, 2019 at 11:55 PM Volodya S <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Bill, my phased array was similarly about 1.3 to 1, but more like about > 5' > >> apart. Results were occasionally very interesting, but in the end, I > >> didn't use it very much (too much happening during TP openings). One > down > >> side was that the shorter BoG was not amplified compared to the longer > one, > >> so I sensed this made a big difference in decreasing the efficacy. > Perhaps > >> I'm wrong on that. I also don't necessarily have much to the rear of > the > >> NW BoG once daylight breaks to my east. I suspect, perhaps that a > phased N > >> Beverage might be more interesting, especially if it can help with > splatter > >> from the rear! 73, Walt > >> > >> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 9:02 PM bill [his.com] <b...@his.com> wrote: > >> > >>> The ’system’ Kaz uses is two wires of dis-similar length [ratio of ~ > >>> 1.3:1] spaced about an arms length apart. Works really well and can be > >>> surprisingly wide-band with a phaser. I used to use a 350’ & 500’ set > >> in a > >>> park nearby. > >>> > >>> --- > >>> > >>>> On Dec 30, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Volodya S <can...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Chuck, I didn’t erect any DU wires this time. The Aussies were heard > on > >>> the > >>>> NE BoG so no promises. I’v Just set up // BoGs to experiment with a > >>> phaser. > >>>> 73, Walt > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> IRCA mailing list > >> IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > >> 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > IRCA mailing list > > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
