Topband: New Vertical performance

[W5UN]

I wasn't in the contest for competition, just trying out my new 140' ground
plane vertical with elevated radials. 

Using mostly S&P operating, in one hour, forty minutes on Saturday night
twenty-five European stations were put in the log. Then, in fifty-five
minutes of operating on Sunday morning before leaving for Church, seventeen
JA's found their way into my log. 

So I conclude the following - (1) either the conditions were great; (2) the
new vertical is working well; or (3) both the above are true.

I tried phasing the new vertical with my old 100'  tower (the previous 160
meter antenna) that is 1/2 wl due north of the vertical, but so far this
has been a fruitless effort (yes, its well decoupled, for those of you
wondering).

73, Dave - W5UN						w5un at wt.net

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