I agree with Tom's assessment. I wouldn't be too quick to give up on your
tx 4 square. Having a tx 4 square, a 1/4 wave vertical, and an 8 circle rx
array, I find the 4 square really does hear quite well. My man made ambient
noise level is quite low (during daytime hours when the atmospheric noise is
quiet, I see virtually no manmade noise). In my circumstances the 4 square
tx array will dig down and hear those very weak signals (say -115 or -120
dbm, or even less) that the 8 circle array sometimes cannot hear due to the
comparatively small size and capture area of the elements (mine are 26').
While the RDF of the 8 circle is better than the 4 square, when the
atmosphere quiets down as temps drop and you become less noise limited, RDF
is not such an important factor and you may well benefit from the gain of
the tx 4 square array. . .both tx and rx. If, on the other hand, the
atmospheric noise at your latitude does not drop significantly, the extra
RDF of the 8 cir may be of some benefit.
73. . .Dave
W0FLS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji@w8ji.com>
To: "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: RX epiphany?
Doesn't 90 days seem a little short to get a feel for propagated noise and
system performance?
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