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Re: [TowerTalk] Building a Contesting/DXing station with deedrestriction

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Building a Contesting/DXing station with deedrestrictions
From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:23:07 -0600
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I would try to put up some wire beams especially toward Europe or bi
directional arrays.  You can probably sneak vertical elements and have some
pretty decent low band antennas especially if you can phase them. 

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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Michael Almeter
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 9:10 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Building a Contesting/DXing station with
deedrestrictions

Just so everyone is aware, this would be a single op station. If it were a
multi op station, I would move like as suggested:) 

Have a blessed day,
Michael Almeter
W4MJA


--- On Mon, 9/22/08, Michael Almeter <w4mja@yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Michael Almeter <w4mja@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Building a Contesting/DXing station with deed 
> restrictions
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 8:32 PM Hello everyone,
>     My name is Mike, W4MJA, and I am from Marietta GA. I am finding 
> that these days I am really enjoying the competitive side of the hobby 
> more and more, and would like to increase my contest scores, DX's 
> worked. My challenge is to build a world class contesting station, on 
> my half an acre piece of land, in a deed restricted community.
>    
>     I do have 90'+ trees in and around in my yard, and have quite a 
> few pulleys at 90'. I am looking for the best wire antenna designs and 
> what will give me a comparatively strong signal to guys who run beams, 
> yagi's and such.
> 
>     I have looked into a K9AY loop for the low bands as far a RX goes 
> on 160 and 80. I have also thought about a Lazy H for 20M and or 40M. 
> What would you guys recommend?
> 
> Have a blessed day,
> Michael Almeter
> W4MJA
> 
> 
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