Pick me, Pick me, that is my style of antenna, if you include verticals too.
--... ...--Dale - WC7S in Wy
> From: PaulKB8N@aol.com> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:48:09 -0500> To:
> CQ-Contest@contesting.com> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Low Wires Contest Club
> (LWCC)> > To All:> > I appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how , or
> even if, I should get > this club going.> > The purpose for starting this
> club is to encourage participation in contests > and competition among
> contesters with either budget constraints or covenants > (or even a very
> fussy XYL) that only allow them to have single element wire > antennas
> (definition expanded below). The proposed club would enter teams > (probably
> with no realistic hope of winning) mostly for the camaraderie, fun > and
> personal improvement. > > I would define a low wire antenna as a single
> element antenna, with a height > of no more than 50' and a length no longer
> than a half wave at the lowest > band operated (about 250' for 160M). The
> wire can be an L, a dipole, a > vertical (aluminum okay), a vertical or
> horizontal loop, an inverted V, Windom or >
any other antenna that meets the single-element and height and length >
limitations Multiple antennas are ok, no limit per se on the area the antennas
must > occupy. Antennas can be used on as many bands as desired.> > In that the
antennas are pretty basic and low, power categories would > probably be low
power and QRP, either SO1R or SO2R. At the end of the contest, > members would
submit claimed scores which would be compiled in club email. > Members would be
encouraged to share information on their antennas, and any other > operating
challenges (stealth appearance, RFI, etc). Official final scores > would be
those published by the contest sponsor.> > I would hope to find folks around
the country that operate under these > restrictions, and put together national
or regional teams if participation allows. > I think this might be a good way
to recognize a lot of folks that otherwise > might not receive a lot of
attention, and also promote basic contest > operation and parti
cipation. We might be able to sponsor a mailing list with > archives, or even
a website.> > I appreciate any thoughts and suggestions you might have
regarding this > endeavor.> > Paul, K5AF>
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