I live at a secondary QTH during the week and was given permission to put up wire antennas. I was thrilled because there's some really tall trees here installed a Cobra Ultralite Senior (linear loade
If you want to work DX on 80 and 160, I'd go as high as you think it will be mechanically stable. Lower is usually better for local ragchewing. 73, Jim K9YC __________________________________________
A few suggestions: 1. Don't use rope to support antennas unless the rope is easily replaceable. If you must use it, have a plan for replacing it without climbing a tree. Rope does not last more than
With all due respect, I don't believe that is true. Higher is almost always better, especially on the low bands, at least if you're trying to work beyond the adjacent state. Better takeoff angle, low
In actual A/B tests listening to on the air signals, I found that an inverted vee at 115 ft had ~10 dB stronger signals on DX and ~10 dB weaker signals on locals than a similar antenna 60 ft high. Th
Some thoughts about high angles to work locals. Remember inverse square law? That is, -6dB for each doubling of distance? Locals are close, so less loss. Example -- W6 to W2 is almost 3,000 miles. W6
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- My original post said "higher is not always better". Since your post has the word "almost", we are actually in agreement. 73, Bill W6WRT ________________________