I'd expect a vertical to have a very low angle and therefore be better for DX
work than local contacts. Same applies to the Hy-Gain tower NJ5G uses.
I already have a 6 el tribander at 105', which is too high for local contacts.
While flipping thru Low Band DXing I noticed that the 45 degree sloping dipole
has both horizontal and vertical polarization and take off angles from 0 to 90
degrees. May this be the solution?
Rudy N2WQ
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autocorrect.
> On Oct 4, 2015, at 10:40 AM, john nistico <electric911inc@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I used a ground mounted vertical Rudy and had alot of success. I did notice
> the lack of stateside activity on 10 and 20. 15 and 40 were where all the
> stateside action was.
>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 4, 2015 10:18 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Omnidirectional antenna for domestic contests
>
> Looking at the number of states worked during CQ WW RTTY it is pretty obvious
> I need antennas for working the US and Canada on 20-15-10 from my VE3 QTH.
> I'd appreciate any and all suggestions.
>
> Currently considering 1) vertical dipoles and 2) a curtain of 3 stacked
> dipoles (or inverted Vs) from 10' to 30'.
>
> Anything else? Do keep in mind that from VE3 the US is from ~160 to ~330
> degrees azimuth and I do not want to rotate the antenna.
>
> Rudy N2WQ
>
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