Your high antenna will be good on band openings and "strange path"
signals. It will really shine on long path. However, a good old 75'
(or less on the right coast) high antenna will be your bread and butter
antenna when the band is really open.
Chuck, KZ5MM (ex: KE5FI)
Bill Fisher, W4AN wrote:
> A couple of messages to me privately about what is high and what is
> not.
> When we are talking about REAL high for 10M, I think you are talking
> 160' or
> more over flat ground. Maybe LPL will confirm or deny.
>
> My station is on a hilltop that drops 250' in all directions quite
> fast
> (steep). My HIGH 10M yagi is at 125'. Just a guess, but I believe it
>
> thinks it is REAL high.
>
> More data points taken today... 3 antennas tested, all were
> HG105CA's.
>
> 1. 5/5 @ 50/25
> 2. 5 @ 125
> 3. 5 @ 25
>
> I checked with about 5 SE stations. Everyone in south South America
> (PY,
> LU) said that the 5/5 was the best antenna, the high 5 was 2nd, and
> last was
> the 5 at 25'.
>
> I check with two stations in the carib, and both said that the 5el at
> 25'
> was the best (by far), the stack was 2nd closely followed by the high
> 5
> element.
>
> I also observed that the HIGH antenna was much quieter than the other
> two
> antennas. I noted that K4ISV and NQ4I also observed this on their
> high
> antennas. I had not read anything about a super high antenna being
> quiet
> before this discussion. I wonder if LPL and others with SUPER high
> antennas
> for 10M could post their observations?
>
> Lastly, it is interesting to me that so far I can not find a time
> where the
> HIGH antenna is the best one. I'm sure this will change with more
> tests.
> Last year I did very well with just that one antenna at 125'. It
> looks like
> I should improve on last years results.
>
> 73
>
> Bill, W4AN
>
> Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P)
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>
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