[CQ-Contest] Time to QSY?

[Steve Bookout]

Hello all,

Steve, NR4M, here.

I guess I fit the profile of a 'big gun', with 70 acres or cleared 
pasture land and several towers.  Because of my neighbors 200+ goats, 
this place is known as 'The Goat Farm'.

On 80 meters, for transmit, I use a full size 4 square with 6 inch dia 
verticals made of re-purposed gov't HF conical mono poles. About 80 
radials for each vertical and it has always worked really well.  Pretty 
quiet on RCV also.   \

Also have a 4 element delta loop array fixed on EU, strung between two 
190 foot towers, which are aligned on a NW/SE azmuth. It is not 
switchable to the SW.  This is my 'killer' antenna for EU.  Under 
certain conditions, it is significantly stronger than the 4 sq.  It is 
never weaker into EU.  22 degree take off angle. Done with EZNEC.

For east coast domestic stuff, I use an inverted VEE at 72 feet.

Phased Beverages to EU and single antennas for other directions.

Currently, working on an eight circle end-fire, broad side array for RCV 
abt 200 feet in dia.

On 160, the Goat Farm uses a pair of 'tee top loaded' phased verticals 
hung from a cantenary between two of the other towers. Over a GP of many 
small dia wires.  This was thrown up for one weekend as a temp antenna 
'just to get into the contest', but worked so well, that we've kept 
it.   Switchable in NE/SW/broadside.

Same Beverages with band specific RF 'peeled off' with W3LPL band pass 
filters off the common RF feed.

Good enough to work 70 DXCC countries in the recent ARRL DX CW contest.

Working on an eight circle end-fire, broad side RCV array to be 
concentrically located with the 80 meter version.  About 400 feet in dia.

This is what it takes to make NR4M loud and competitive.

I know I've worked 99% of you in *some* contest.

73 de Steve, NR4M


On 3/17/2017 2:43:PM, Stephen Bloom wrote:
> I'll throw this out there ...
>
> 80M and 160M antennas!
>
> Most of us probably know the theory, but I want to know what has actually
> worked and hasn't ..and ..why
>
> Competitively, at this point in the cycle, we're gonna live and die on the
> low bands.  For the most part, 40M and below, we know it's some variation on
> heavy metal high in the air .. for 80 and 160M, I'm curious, and I bet
> others are too about
>
> 1)  For the "big guns" and those trying to be, what are you doing?  Are any
> of you having success with 80M yagis, and if so, how are you keeping them in
> the air and on the air?  For 80M and 160M, 4 square arrays?  4 "tower
> verticals" or Dipole arrays off a single tower?  2 phased verticals?
> Receiving antennas?  How do you keep Moose from ravaging your Beverages?
> (OK, maybe that is an Alaska only problem!)
>
> 2)  For the people on smaller lots.  Suggestions, ways to improve
> performance realistically.
>
> Thanks/73
> Steve KL7SB
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> K1AR via CQ-Contest
> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 1:08 PM
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> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Time to QSY?
>
> OK everyone -- unless someone has something new and profound to offer, I
> suggest we move on to a new thread. How about a discussion on leveling the
> playing field in contesting? Or, perhaps the impact of spotting, RBN and
> packet  on contest operating? Maybe we can debate the merits of combining
> assisted  and unassisted.
>   
> NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>   
> Something new folks? Anything? Please?
>   
> Thank you.
>   
> 73, John, K1AR
>   
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