Hi Herb,
Stew's two element inverted-V beam was 265 feet above sea level,
a spectacular location. The water tower is on the edge of a steep drop
to the ocean.
73
Frank
W3LPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs@vitelcom.net>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:24:19 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea
Didn't Stew Perry, W1BB have basically and inverted Vee with open wire
feeders at his famous Lighthouse QTH at Winthrop, MA?
On 4/3/2015 12:48 PM, k1fz wrote:
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> Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well with
> DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed line
> that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna.
>
> 73
> Bruce-K1FZ
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
> To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea
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>> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I
>> read
>> inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization?
>>
>> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or
>> NS and
>> have not yet decided on an antenna.
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>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
> Mike VE9AA
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