- 1. [Towertalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: ve4xt@mb.sympatico.ca (Kelly Taylor)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:48:19 -0500
- Hi all, Considering options for SS this fall and I'd like some opinions. Options somewhat limited to choice of following: Inverted vee, apex 50 feet versus 1wl loop, hung from same yardarm. First que
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00436.html (6,886 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: BarryS@Core.com" <BarryS@Core.com (Barry Schieferstein)
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 21:10:25 -0400
- Kelly, For close in work as in SS I cannot complain about my inverted V at 40 feet. Last year a managed to hold a 5 KHz wide freq at 7240 for most of Sunday afternoon with only 100 watts. Like others
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00437.html (7,713 bytes)
- 3. [Towertalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: n4kg@juno.com (n4kg@juno.com)
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 05:00:50 -0600
- Hello Kelly, For Field Day, I used a 50 ft high inverted vee (120 degree apex angle) aimed at W8 and a vertically polarized Delta Loop aimed at W6. The Delta Loop gives me 6 to 10 dB improvement to t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00447.html (8,778 bytes)
- 4. [Towertalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 21:15:44 -0400
- The best Field Day antenna I have ever used was a Hornet (later Swan Hornet) 2 el 40 meter beam. The antenna looked like a 2 el 20 meter ith 36 foot elements and short boom (maybe 16 feet). The Horne
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-06/msg00475.html (8,082 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Martin" <tmartin@chartermi.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 10:31:29 -0600
- I have a 2 element 40 at 80 feet and I can't even hear VR, 9M, HL, VU, XZ, etc. from my QTH in the UP of Michigan. When the California stations spot these areas, it's too late for my location. Even i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00466.html (7,010 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger K8RI on Tower" <k8ri-tower@charter.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:16:04 -0500
- Some of the "old timers" down here in the Midland area tell me going North is a disadvantage when working DX most of the time. I don't know it that's true or not. I've worked a number of South Americ
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00469.html (8,882 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "larryj@teleport.com" <larryj@teleport.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 12:08:29 -0500
- Don't sell those "simple" antennas short - I have 5BDXCC, 187 countries confirmed on 80M, 255 confirmed on 40M, etc. with my Butternut HF6V multiband vertical antenna (a few of the 75-Meter contacts
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00473.html (8,892 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom McAlee" <tom@klient.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:10:53 -0500
- Tom, I've never operated from MI so I'm not familiar with the propogation there. But, from here in southwest Virginia, my best shot to southeast Asia is often on the long path, particularly around De
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00535.html (9,027 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: BobK8IA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:23:40 EST
- I've never operated from MI so I'm not familiar with the propogation there. But, from here in southwest Virginia, my best shot to southeast Asia is often on the long path, particularly around Decembe
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00537.html (8,699 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] 40 Meters (score: 1)
- Author: WarrenWolff@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:42:59 EST
- At the risk of sounding really stupid and having never had an antenna that I could point for 40 M (those days changing soon), I will risk stating that perhaps the 40 meter signals you seek are coming
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00539.html (8,045 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom McAlee" <tom@klient.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:44:55 -0500
- Hi Bob. I didn't mean to say that anyone here could stand a chance against the west coasters doing a run of JAs in a contest. In a contest, I'm happy to get one JA station on each of the low bands fo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00540.html (9,804 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: BobK8IA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:05:19 EST
- Hi Bob. I didn't mean to say that anyone here could stand a chance against the west coasters doing a run of JAs in a contest. In a contest, I'm happy to get one JA station on each of the low bands fo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00541.html (9,228 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 Meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom McAlee" <tom@klient.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 02:13:57 -0500
- Warren, The 40m signals from Asia to NA in the morning hours are short path. In the morning, the long path from NA to Asia is mostly all daylight; not too good for propogating 40m signals! But, the s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00542.html (8,911 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:10:16 -0500
- an hour away from that I worked the to Eu and the Mideast reliable and lasts I've rarely (if ever) seen a true LP opening to Europe or the Mideast from either Ga or Ohio in the early morning. My bea
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00543.html (9,131 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:24:59 -0500
- doing that on 40 or 80. You're too far east to see it from your area. EU sunset is generally after sunrise here so it doesn't line up right for darkness at each end of the path. From here (NC), long
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00544.html (9,108 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: BobK8IA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 07:39:41 EST
- Morning long path from W6/W7 is so common that I would say it is the predominant way EU/Middle East is worked. Bill is right on the money! My 40m long path (1300-1500Z or so in Fall/Winter) into Eu/M
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00545.html (8,619 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:20:48 -0500
- or so in levels than the short path and I Ohh, I forgot. You're not a real W8! For some reason I thought you were in Michigan, or am I in a confused state now? ______________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00546.html (8,987 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: BobK8IA@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:24:20 EST
- Ohh, I forgot. You're not a real W8! For some reason I thought you were in Michigan, or am I in a confused state now? Gotcha Tom, hi. Yes, I was in MI for many yrs and operted there as K8HLR/K8IA, fr
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00547.html (8,482 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:33:10 -0500
- That makes two of you. :-) 73, Bill W4ZV _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00548.html (8,617 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TowerTalk] 40 meters (score: 1)
- Author: bob finger <finger@goeaston.net>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:53:31 -0500
- Took the words right out of my keyboard, Bill. 73 bob de W9GE in three land. _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Wea
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-03/msg00549.html (8,269 bytes)
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