[CQ-Contest] Re: [TowerTalk] 4-Square Owners & Experts "& resonant trees..."

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

I agree with Bill with the exception of the 150'+ height.
At W1BK, we run a remote tuned (Heathkit remote tuner)
inverted V at 110' and have heard more than once from
"big guns" running 4 squares that we were "beating them
into the pile-ups" into Europe, Africa and Pacific.

Mike, W1NR

Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
> 
> > That, combined with the lower radiation
> > angle, should make the 4-square quite superior to a high dipole. Most
> > 4-square owners I've talked to think so.
> 
> Well I'm a 4-square owner and I am going to disagree with you to a
> point.  This winter I did some comparisons with N4RJ on 80M CW.  Val is
> running a inverted-V extended length dipole with the ends pulled slightly
> toward Europe at a height of 165 feet.  I'm not sure of the exact length
> of the dipole.  Every station that we compared with that night gave Val
> one S-unit advantage over my 4-square.  Every station we worked was in
> Europe and Val and I were both running the same power output.
> 
> However, I seemed to be hearing better than Val (he was using a
> beverage), and I believe I am far superior in all other directions
> especially to Asia.
> 
> I think a high dipole (150' + ) on 80M is a VERY good transmit antenna in
> it's favored directions.  Combined with some phased beverages for RX, I
> believe this is better combination than a 4-square to those directions.
> However, the 4-square is very versatile.
> 
> 73
> 
> Bill, W4AN
> 
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