K7LXC wrote:
> Second, IMO the key to contesting station success on ANY band is to
>have a choice of antennas. One will generally be better than the other
>at some time and it's not always the same one. Sometimes it's the OTHER
>one!
>
> Viva la flexibility.
>
> 73, Steve K7LXC
How true. I put up a 2 element delta loop beaming east for the 10 meter
contest. I also put up a bi-square oreiented NW-SE for the JA's.
Sometimes on the east coast stations, the delta loop was better, and
sometimes the bi-square was better. I could work stations on the loop
for a while, and when things slowed down, switch to the other antenna and
things would pick up again. Strange!!!! 73 and Merry Christmas
Tom
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