Manuel (LU5OM) had been using an Inverted-L on 160 meters, and he recently switched to a shortened dipole installed as an Inverted Vee. Each of the last 3 mornings Manuel has been using his inverted
There are always exceptions. A few years ago there was someone that had a inverted V that worked well for DX. It was found that it was feed with open wire feeders that acted as a vertical antenna wit
Exactly, Bruce! I just posted this about polarization on 160: ham.stackexchange.com/a/8895/8717 I wondered about the inverted-L. My guess is that it had a poor ground system. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com T
On the other hand --depending on the angle and orientation-- there is *some* vertically polarized RF radiated from an inverted vee. Especially off the ends. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com Exactly, Bruce! I j
Gday One of the great myths about 160m is that low angle radiation is always needed to work DX on the topband. The other is that almost any kind of vertical antenna will always beat a relatively low
The inverted L has some quirks that if not managed can impact performance. They don't do well if the bend is supported by a tower, or if there are nearby "weed" parasitic elements from 40 and 80 dipo
Hi gentlemen, Way back in time - 1982 - I had my first QSO with Mike which actually was the first QSO on 160 between SM and VK. Still recall his pounding signals. Since then we had a lot of QSO:s , a
Anyone care to hazard a guess as to what soil conductivity numbers might define poor soil conductivity for low band vertical antennas/polarization losses? Here in central Texas with arid rocky poor
thats a pretty general statement! I had a 90 high inverted L with the bend supported by a tower it was only about 50 from a 143 tower ... it had ~30 100 radials under it ... and I managed to work 100
Good information Gary. Lot of the fun of low band DXing comes from getting new countries, and finding what antenna works best. Yes, In the transition that takes place at gray line time, there is ofte
Hi folks Let me add some comments on Gary and Bruce savvy remarks. The real question is "how many antennas you have for 160m?" Using Manuel example, one inverted V and one vertical, for most of us, t
JC, Totally agree! I have a HiZ 8 element (60' side for the 2X 4 element) receive antenna ... when I model it there is BIG time interaction ... I can move the 160 meter 'T' (what I'll be using here)
Author: CUTTER DAVID via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:20:43 +0100 (BST)
Along the same lines, I'm always amazed that folks with 4 squares state they have such and such gain, f/b ratio and so forth but when modeled with the other hardware in the field there's quite a poor
Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App --Original Message-- Hi folks Let me add some comments on Gary and Bruce savvy remarks. The real question is "how many antennas you have for 160m?" Using Manuel e