On Wed, 14 Sep 1994 16:36:07 -0700 (PD, M Glenn Vinson Jr wrote:
>I just talked to Ray, WF1B, who says that networking is not supported with
>the RTTY software at this time. He says the programming job would be very
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>Glenn, W6OTC (mgvinson@crl.com)
Glenn, where can I get a copy of the basic WF1B RTTY software? What
equip does it need? What contests does it currently support? Thx
Len WF2V
>From Peter G. Smith" <n4zr@netcom.com Thu Sep 15 11:40:21 1994
From: Peter G. Smith" <n4zr@netcom.com (Peter G. Smith)
Subject: Questions on 80M Loop
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9409150345.A18938-0100000@netcom10>
On 14 Sep 1994, Kurszewski Chad wrote:
> Roger Hoeft aka KA9EKJ wrote:
>
> > I recently installed an 80 meter loop such that the loop is up about 50
> > feet
> > and roughly horizontal. In the brief time I have worked with the loop, I
> > have noticed that reception on my roof-mounted HF6V is consistently about 2
> > S units stronger (albeit noisier) than the loop.
>
> What you have constructed is known as a "Cloud Warmer". This antenna will
> only
> be louder than the vertical if you are working the next COUNTY, not next
> COUNTRY.
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> The only way the loop will outperform the vertical is if you make the loop's
> plane perpendicular the the ground...this will direct the RF at the horizon,
> perpendicular to the loop.
>
Well ... quoth N4ZR ... not necessarily. My 80-m full-wave square loop
is fed at the lower corner (as someone "authoritative" suggested in
print). It's in the vertical plane, but both computer modeling and on
the air results indicate that it's a cloud-warmer too. Max radiation is
about 60 degrees above the horizon. The best theoretical place to feed
one of these for low angle of radiation - at least one like mine, where the
lower wire is very close to the ground - is half-way or more up one side.
Pete N4ZR@netcom.com
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