At 12:10 PM 2/13/98 -0800, K4SB wrote:
>> This probably explains why at times my 5 watt station
>> beats out one of the local stations running 100 watts.
>> Both stations have 3 elem tri-banders. Mine at 64 feet, and
>> his at 48 feet.
>>
>> VE6NAO/QRP
>
>Well, off the top of my head, you are claiming greater than 12.75db over
>the other station.
>
>You need to get with your buddy and see what's wrong with his antenna. A
>beam it isn't.
Take a look at the vertical patterns of a couple of tribanders at 64 and 48
feet, on various bands. I'll bet you'll find several take-off angles at
which the difference between the two is at least that much.
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com
"That's WEST Virginia. Thanks and 73"
--
FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search: http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search
|