Oops, I meant to say Bobtail Curtains not Sterba Curtains.
Sorry
Bill W5VX
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Parry
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 10:40 PM
To: 'Matt'; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: Seeking opinions on Wire antennas..
I used a Sterba curtain one time at W5SZ's house for a contest. There were
actually three set in a triangle for 160 meters. Was a pretty big antenna
but it sure worked nice. I don't think I have used an antenna on 160 that
rivals it.
Bill W5VX
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Matt
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 9:37 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] FW: Seeking opinions on Wire antennas..
Hi Gerry,
I used a 6 element Sterba 10m some years ago... still have it in storage for
that matter. It is a relatively easy antenna to build and Its performance
arguably rivals a mono-bander - for fixed direction use. I was challenged
to find two trees spaced appropriately to get it much over 50-60 ft so my
wave angle was not really optimal - but worked great when the cycle was up.
The last year I used it, the band conditions were getting very poor on 10m
- only really low angle signals when heard. A dipole at 90'-100' would
usually outperform it during that time...
Hope this info helps.
Matt
KM5VI
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gerry
Hull
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:28 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Seeking opinions on Wire antennas..
Hey Folks,
I've read many articles, looked at tower talk, read W8JI's site...
I am moving to a new house, with 6 acres. It has 90+ foot pine trees to the
north, south and west sides of the property. Location is southwestern NH.
I am going to put up a decent tower with Yagis, but that may not come this
summer -- my gals want horses first.
Anyway, I love wire antennas. I'm looking for gain on 160-10. I don't mind
lots of wire. I like broad pattern with good front-to-side and low angle.
I don't
care about more than single-band coverage for an antenna. I want to be
contest competitive.
Here's my thoughts:
10m Sterba curtains for NE/SW and NW/SE. (Should I, can I stack these?
Worth it?)
15-20 Stacked Lazy-H (anyone have a good reference for stacking info?) for
same directions
40: Thinking of switchable wire beams, wire 4-square or Lazy-H. Thoughts?
80: Wire 4-square.
160: Inverted L, 60' vertical, elevated radials.
-Gerry
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