Fixed Beam Heading Preferences de N4KG
>From the EASTERN USA, the answer is simple: 60 degrees. At one time I
had a 2 element Delta Loop supported by a 20 ft boom attached at the
120 ft level on a 130 ft tower, aimed at 60 degrees. This antenna was
a KILLER to Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Indian Ocean. If I had
made it reversible, then I could have added the South Pacific. A pair
of such antennas would cover the world by adding one for JA/SA.
BTW, these headings also make sense for 4 SQUARES, instead of the
conventional NE,SE,SW,NW with their nulls at N,S,E,W. By rotating 15
degrees clockwise, the 4 square crossovers then become 15, 105, 195,
and 285 degrees. From the Eastern USA, (almost) nobody lives at those
headings!
de Tom N4KG
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