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Re: Topband: RX antennas comparison chart

To: "Lee STRAHAN" <k7tjr@msn.com>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: RX antennas comparison chart
From: "Tim Childers K9CQ" <k9cq@k9cq.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:20:13 -0500
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
I can vouch for Lee's Hi-Z designs. I am using the Hi-Z Triangular Array at 50 foot spacing and get 6 directions. It works about the same as a 500-700 foot beverage with better front to back. You get that with a 50 foot triangle in the corner of your lot. If you get the triangular array optimized for 80 it's only 40 foot spacing.

Not only does it hear much better than my transmit antenna on a night when there are storms I can point it away from the lightning and still hear quite well. It has the added benefit that you don't use ground radials at each vertical, just a ground rod for each antenna.

Tim, K9CQ

-----Original Message----- From: Lee STRAHAN
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 4:05 PM
To: terry burge ; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: RX antennas comparison chart

I have another comparison chart here on the Hi-Z Antennas website. It has a little more information.
https://www.hizantennas.com/receiving_antennacomparison_char.htm

Lee  K7TJR
Hi-Z Antennas

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of terry burge
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 11:44 AM
To: topband@contesting.com; terry burge <ki7m@comcast.net>
Subject: Topband: RX antennas comparison chart

Thanks to Bob, N4PQX I got this link to an active chart comparing RX antennas. Thanks to K7TJR this might prove very helpful to anyone thinking about investing in a receive antenna. Also has some active plots for the various antennas. Terry, KI7M


https://www.k7tjr.com/rx1comparison.htm


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