Folks, I'm beginning to frame up an article for the July/August NCJ "Contesting on a Budget" column. The topic will be to look at the benefits, costs, and considerations associated with raising a tow
Hi Ralph, This is totally unsubstantiated with any personal "...blood, sweat, & tears" on my part, but I recall reading somewhere years & years ago (the "NCJ", maybe...?) that in order to experience
Ralph, You might also solicit the TOWERTALK reflector -Rex K1HI Rex Lint Merrimack, NH Folks, I'm beginning to frame up an article for the July/August NCJ "Contesting on a Budget" colum
Made a big difference here going from a 48' Delhi to a 72' Trylon tower ...... After 70' I would not think of any big gain until 100' However that would be on real long haul stuff, 100' might be to h
An awesome webinar that answers a lot of this can be downloaded and watched from the Potomic guys. http://www.casadelcrappo.com/pvrc/2009-08-05%2020.01%20Contest%20Antennas%20_%20DX%20or%20Domestic_%
Don't let that stop ya! I was driving through a local town the other day and came across a station I just could not believe! Check it out what he has on this tiny average suburban sized lot that is a
To get a "real feel" for what will happen at your location, you need to do a HFTA analysis. Terrain plays a HUGE part in what your antenna can and can't do and I've found the models to be pretty accu
I think that doubling you height thing is one old wives tale that some of the guys on the reflector can speak to. Lots of guys out there now that have the same antenna stacked at 160 ft 100 feet and
Yo Ralph I did this very thing for KL7IGZ. On a flat lot it showed it was worth it for his non-contest activity and an improvement for both ten and fifteen meters. But it did a lot more. This was a g
Tower heights and height of antennas on the Tower are typically band dependant. Antennas are like shoes. One size does not fit all. Increasing your tower height from 50' to 70' might help your signal