[CQ-Contest] Low band antenna question

[hank k8dd]

I would agree with Joe ..... I had a Voyager up for about 5 years in a 1
acre field.
Real good on 40
Pretty decent on 80
Poor on 160 - both RX and TX

I've had much better luck on 160 with a loaded 1/4 wave sloper and better
with a real 1/4 wave Inverted L - up about 55 ft and out about 70 ft sloping
down 15 ft and 9 radials.

The HF2 or 6V worked much better on 80 and about the same on 40 as the
Voyager, but there were about 50 radials in the grass on the Butternut!

73    Hank    K8DD



On 9/11/07, Joseph Feustle <jfeustle at feustle.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, John.
>
> I had one for several years. It was okay on 40, passable at times on 80,
> and lousy on 160, even though it showed really neat SWR.
>
> I have essentially the same space restrictions that you do. Replaced my
> GAP with a HiGain HiTower. Love it. I put a bunch of radials underneath
> it, including several for 160 that wind all over my back yard. It is a
> much more efficient antenna than the GAP, and I get much better results.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 73
> Joe Feustle, N8JF
>
>
> On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 00:01 -0400, John R. Klim II wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is anyone using a GAP VOYAGER DX antenna?
> >
> > If yes what us your opinion of the antenna on 80m and 160m?
> >
> > Would you recommend this antenna?
> >
> >  If no, what would you recommend for 160m in a limited area 100' x 60'?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > 73 ES CUL
> >
> > Mr. John R. Klim II
> > N3KHK
> >
> >
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