Re: Topband: Effect of current max not at base of vertical.

2011-09-19 Thread Hardy Landskov
While I was in College I had a ½ wave 20 meter vertical on the top of a two story apartment building. Fed with a parallel tuned circuit taped at the 50 ohm point with about 20 or so 18 foot radials. Worked like gang busters but I always had to wait in line to work rare DX. It was not the best bu

Re: Topband: Effect of current max not at base of vertical.

2011-09-19 Thread Rick Stealey
Milt says: > Yet we all know from experience that the WWV radiation performance > is excellent. I see N6RK has addressed this statement in his response as well, but I would like to add that this kind of statement is often heard on the air, "That antenna of yours there is doing a FB job for yo

Re: Topband: Effect of current max not at base of vertical.

2011-09-19 Thread Charles Moizeau
> Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:38:09 -0500 > From: mikew...@gmail.com > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: Effect of current max not at base of vertical. > > Guy, > > I'm not saying that I understand this 100%, but I certainly do find it > fascinating. I have a question, though. >

Re: Topband: 4W6A

2011-09-19 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
thanks all for the answers. Just a dream to heard them hi hi... 73, Jorge CX6VM -Mensaje original- De: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] En nombre de Gary K9GS Enviado el: Domingo, 18 de Septiembre de 2011 11:37 p.m. Para: topband@contesting.com Asunt

Re: Topband: 4W6A

2011-09-19 Thread Gary K9GS
Hello Jorge, SR= 2127 SS= 0931 Good Luck! On 9/18/2011 11:43 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote: > great Merv!... > > anyone know the SS/SR of them? > > 73, > Jorge > CX6VM > > -Mensaje original- > De: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] > En nombre de Merv S