[CCF] Vl: [CQ-Contest] Big antenna updates

[Ari Korhonen]

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Ari, OH1EH
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Päivä: 11. helmikuuta 2001 0:44
Aihe: [CQ-Contest] Big antenna updates


>
>
>I have been informed of two more insanely big ham antennas:
>
>from N7NG:
>
>The OH8OS 20M array 6-6 over 6-6 over 6-6 probably beats KC1XX's 32
>on ten for most HF elements. I think the highest 6-6 was 180 - 200 feet.
>Maybe it wasn't really amateur since it was built for a University =
>project,
>but it was on 20 meters.=20
>
>That nomenclature indicates (for those unable to think THAT big) that =
>the array had three pairs of side-by-side 6-element beams.
>
>I recall the many of us referred to that station as OH8 "Only Signal", =
>because it often was the only signal from Europe coming through.
>
>-----
>and...
>
>from N2NL:=20
>
>Bill, K4XS's 10m stack is bigger than KC1XX.  He's got 6/6/6/6/6/6 on =
>10m
>for a total of 36 elements all phasable.
>-----
>
>Conventional wisdom from W1 suggests that 6-element beams are too narrow =
>for coverage of all of Europe in a contest, but now that the challenge =
>has been issued, I imagine Matt will want to upgrade.
>
>
>73,
>
>Doug K1DG
>
>
>
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