Re: Topband: Receive antenna dilemma
Id hate to see anyone throw money at an overpriced compromise especially
since it appears you have not exhausted the better alternatives.
Why not use a proper BOG, terminated and with an effective ground and
transformer? A 500 or 1000' reel of quality triple or quad shield and
flooded RG-6 is cheap.
What about a Slinky Beverage, you already have more than enough room. I
worked many of my hardest countries with a 150' Slinky array that couldnt be
heard on regular Beverages that were pointed the wrong way.
Carl
KM1H
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From: Mark Lunday mlun...@nc.rr.com
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 2:04 PM
Subject: Topband: Receive antenna dilemma
Since I can see that my preliminary BOG installations are not yielding
satisfactory results, perhaps it is time to look elsewhere.
The BOG as unerminated, 200 feet long each, on pointed 210 so I can hear
EU
off the back.and one pointed 300 so I can also hear Afrida off the back.
I din't have room for longer BOGs, and I don't see a reason to put up
beverages of that length as the performance will be sup-optimal.
So I am looking into other alternatives. The K9AY would be too close to
my
transmitting antenna in the back.
The DX Engineering 4-pack active receive antenna array package looks
interesting. It's a but challenging to get set up, and it's about $1000.
While I want to get some more activity on 160, I am not sure that this is
the way to go over my inverted L. Will it hear that dramatically
different?
AA6YQ says he loves his/ I trally need to be sure before I make a large
investment like this.
http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=5255PLID=255SecID=117DeptID={95
EA549F-3210-474F-84E0-5BE0B267BC4C}PartNo=DXE%2DRFS%2DSYS%2D4P
Advice appreciated
WD4ELG
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Re: Topband: Receive antenna dilemma
Hi,
I do not know what our antenna's gurus will say about that but I can
recommend DO NOT spend so much money for that magic receiving antenna.
Try all the other free first like BOG, loops etc. You will spend
just few USD and You will get more experiences what works for You and
what
does not work in Your place. Finally if You are looking for some
commercial
then have a look for 3el. Hi-Z array. Even You can do it home made and
works
well just put it as far as possible each of the verticals apart from
TX ant.
My 2cents...
73 - Petr, OK1RP
On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:04:32 -0500, Mark Lunday mlun...@nc.rr.com
said:
Since I can see that my preliminary BOG installations are not yielding
satisfactory results, perhaps it is time to look elsewhere.
The BOG as unerminated, 200 feet long each, on pointed 210 so I can hear
EU
off the back.and one pointed 300 so I can also hear Afrida off the back.
I din't have room for longer BOGs, and I don't see a reason to put up
beverages of that length as the performance will be sup-optimal.
So I am looking into other alternatives. The K9AY would be too close to
my
transmitting antenna in the back.
The DX Engineering 4-pack active receive antenna array package looks
interesting. It's a but challenging to get set up, and it's about $1000.
While I want to get some more activity on 160, I am not sure that this is
the way to go over my inverted L. Will it hear that dramatically
different?
AA6YQ says he loves his/ I trally need to be sure before I make a large
investment like this.
http://www.dxengineering.com/Parts.asp?ID=5255PLID=255SecID=117DeptID={95
EA549F-3210-474F-84E0-5BE0B267BC4C}PartNo=DXE%2DRFS%2DSYS%2D4P
Advice appreciated
WD4ELG
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UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
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UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
