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

[Ken Wolff]

As a four square owner for many years, I know a few things for sure. On
average, a dipole strung between two towers at 100' is about the same signal
strength into Europe as the four square (with raised radials). However,
there are vertical nights and there are horizontal nights. Some nights the
verticals are louder by 10 or 15 (real) db, which is huge. For VK/ZL, JA and
the rest of Asia including zone 18 and 23, the verticals have always been
better. I've worked all 40 zones with the verticals and have had consistent
results working JA long path at sunset in the winter. The dipole has a very,
very tough time with that path. I *love* my verts.

- Ken K1EA

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Fisher - W4AN <w4an at contesting.com>
To: Dick Green <dick.green at valley.net>
Cc: w8ji.tom at MCIONE.com <w8ji.tom at MCIONE.com>; W7NN <W7NN at aol.com>;
cq-contest at contesting.com <cq-contest at contesting.com>; Tower
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Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 10:49 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Re: [TowerTalk] 4-Square Owners & Experts "& resonant
trees..."


>> 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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