Hi Mike,
I've used two low dipoles in contests from Hawaii and worked into North
America.
Antenna #1
A full size dipole up 15' about 20' back from the edge of a 300' cliff
overlooking the ocean to the east. Running 100 watts in the 2019 Stew I
worked 44 mainland stations in 9 hours. Average distance 5000 km. While I
don't think it performed quite as poorly as a dipole up 15' it didn't act
at 300' either.
Antenna #2
An 100' end-loaded inverted-vee up 35' running 100 watts in the 2019 ARRL
160m 'test. 5 Qs in 4 hours.
Dave KH6AQ
On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> So, this past weekend I pretty much got skunked on Topband as my 160m
> inverted L died after the first QSO in the NAQP CW contest and I had no
> 160m
> backup antenna.(only band I don't currently have a backup for)
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> About the only thing I would be able to manage as a "backup" antenna here
> is
> a slightly ends-bent horizontal dipole, but only up 25' (that's roughly
> like
> having a 20m dipole up ~3.3' if I've done my math correctly.)
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> Has anyone used a low 160m dipole at only 25'?
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> Have you worked coast to coast (NA) or any DX?
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> I know all about verticals, inverted L's etc. I have a yard chock full of
> them. I have terrible soil conductivity here, but am at pretty good
> height
> ASL, so do "OK" on VHF/HF.
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> My specific question is for a low (cloud warmer) dipole on Topband.
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> Tnx All!
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> CU (all of a sudden!) in the next one.
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> Mike VE9AA "NB"
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> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
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> Mike - Keswick Ridge, NB, Canada
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