Obviously there is important information missing from that anecdotal story. Even if the Mosley was performing as a dipole he would have easily made the contact. By the fact the Mosley owner could hea
Mosley bashing (lynch mob) comes and goes every so often. Here is a towertalk post from 2006: I've used a stack of PRO-57*A* antennas for about ten years now. As my operating skills have developed en
People sometimes leave out important details in order to further their beliefs. For example which Mosley antenna was he using? On what band were you comparing? You say it worked fine for local and st
It seems to me quite clear as to what Mosley's strategy is. "Make my HF amp happy and let me crack most pileups in a reasonable amount of time and I am a happy DXer". That means the lowest SWR at the
On 2/20/15 7:28 AM, Ed Sawyer wrote: It seems to me quite clear as to what Mosley's strategy is. "Make my HF amp happy and let me crack most pileups in a reasonable amount of time and I am a happy DX
Mosley bashing (lynch mob) comes and goes every so often. ** S N I P ** And, from what I have just read, may be justified. I followed a link in an earlier post to the Mosley site. specifically to the
It might also be that the perceived advantages are not so much in forward gain, but in the "shape" of the pattern in terms of side/back lobes. When trying to make marginal contacts, or be louder than
Author: David Gallatin via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:24:06 +0000 (UTC)
Why are you comparing a 4 element mono band antenna to a 3 element Mosley tribander and then wondering why the Moseley comes up short? While I'm at it here is the 52 ohm RG-8 you earlier said durin
If a 3 el 20m monoband yagi is say 5.3 dbd, and your CL-33 is 2-3db down from that... that's a huge amount. _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________
After reading through all of the Mosley discussion have we learned anything about antennas and the owners of them? We can see there is still a lack of consensus as to the value of a few db, for one t
My posting above had paragraphs, and two spaces after each period and looked a lot better than the way it came out. Rick K2XT _______________________________________________ _________________________
There is no question that 2dB matters when conditions are marginal. I have personally verified dozens of examples during contests. And, at least obvious to me, it is nearly impossible for a lone ham,
Of course if everyone believed that Gotham Antennas would still be in business and we would have never heard of Force 12, Innovantennas, SteppIR, JK Antennas, KLM/M-Squared, etc. 73, ... Joe, W4TV __
Yes, but you are comparing your dipole with the same dipole plus reflector. The example I was referring to was the case of a yagi, consisting of a dipole (plus reflector and director) that MIGHT hav
No. I did that a year ago when I first rigged the reflector. This morning, I was using the antenna as a dipole on long path. I had achieved a 2 dB improvement by raising the antenna from about 115 ft
Author: TexasRF--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 19:20:03 -0500
Jim, have you considered switching the reflector to a director for long path? Sounds like your stub switch might allow that. 73, K5GW In a message dated 2/21/2015 5:20:47 P.M. Central Standard Time,
Why are you comparing a 4 element mono band antenna to a 3 element Mosley tribander and then wondering why the Moseley comes up short? ??While I'm at it here is the 52 ohm RG-8 you earlier said durin
happens. Jim VE7RF If a 3 el 20m monoband yagi is say 5.3 dbd, and your CL-33 is 2-3db down from that... that's a huge amount. _______________________________________________ ________________________
I tried modeling that, and couldn't find combinations that made it work. So the plan is drive the reflector and switch stubs into the other dipole. Before I can do that, there are installation detail
Cut the element as a DE and use a relay switched coil in the center. I'm not sure how that works in the trees but that design does work as a DE/REF + DIR/DE combo when the dimensions are stable. 73/j