Topband: Best direction for a RX antennas orientation from York, SC

Wed Sep 2 09:28:02 PDT 2009

Also with Geoclock you can put parametes in for Nautical or Civil 
twilight which makes a significant difference. You have to edit a 
parameter file to do that.  With DX Atlas you can do that in their 
menu.  I have several of these including AZ and find DX Atlas to be 
superior altho you don't see the path arc when you look to determine 
bearing and range to a target with DX Atlas as you can with Geoclk and 
AZ.

Pete W2PM

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Aycock <billaycock at centurytel.net>
To: David J. Sourdis <hk1kxa at hotmail.com>; ersmar at verizon.net; 
dennisissure at comporium.net; topband at contesting.com
Sent: Sat, Aug 29, 2009 2:56 pm
Subject: Re: Topband: Best direction for a RX antennas orientation from 
York, SC

For Azimuth data, I would like to recommend  Geoclock . If you take the 
Ham
option, it comes with a large map file on CD, with the important one 
being
an Azimuthal  map centered on your QTH. The clincher about this one is 
that
it is a super Gray-line, from where you are, and you can enter a call 
or a
prefix and it will show the path line, and put the distance , long and 
short
path distances,  local time, and To and From headings, and more.
It's good.
Bill--W4BSG

----- Original Message -----
From: "David J. Sourdis" <hk1kxa at hotmail.com>
To: <ersmar at verizon.net>; <dennisissure at comporium.net>;
<topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Best direction for a RX antennas orientation from
York, SC

>
> http://aa6z.tripod.com/
>
> Azimuth Maps or AZMaps is the best azimuthal projection map software 
that
> I have used and always have on while contesting or DXing.
> This one you can download and install it in the PC, no online 
connection
> is needed to work.
>
> In some PC's when AZ Maps is installed, the date and hours field 
might
> show only up to one digit, instead of two. That happened to two hams 
here,
> and the problem was fixed changing the screen resolution.
>
> AA6Z explains that he doesn't maintain or support the program anymore
> because all the grayline stuff around.
>
> 73
>
> David
> HK1KXA
> EC5KXA
>
>
>
>
>> From: ersmar at verizon.net
>> To: dennisissure at comporium.net; topband at contesting.com
>> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:13:58 -0400
>> Subject: Re: Topband: Best direction for a RX antennas orientation 
from
>> York, SC
>>
>> Dennis:
>>
>>      Here's a site (one of many) that will allow you to draw on-line 
a
>> map
>> of the earth with your QTH at the center:
>> http://www.wm7d.net/azproj.shtml
>> .  From this map you can identify the proper directions to point 
your
>> EWE's.
>>
>>
>> 73 de
>> Gene Smar  AD3F
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dennis Peterson" <dennisissure at comporium.net>
>> To: "Topband Reflector" <topband at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 2:57 PM
>> Subject: Topband: Best direction for a RX antennas orientation from 
York,
>> SC
>>
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Getting ready for the DX season on topband, I want to know what
>> > direction
>> > is best suited for a EWE antenna for EU contacts and possibly AF
>> > stations?
>> >
>> > Also, I have a Pennant that will be used for PAC, ZL, VK and JA is
>> > there a
>> > comprimise direction to aim either of the two antennas?
>> >
>> > Currently, I have the EWE aimed at 40 degrees NNE
>> > I will be moving the EWE in a few weeks so that it is further into 
the
>> > woods and out of the yard area.  The EWE is 12'H x 45'L x 12"H 
with two
>> > ground rods, one at each vertical end with a ground wire 
connecting the
>> > ground rods and the ground points for the antenna.
>> >
>> > The Pennant is aimed at 235 degrees WSW
>> > This antenna is of the standard 7' each side of the feedpoint for 
a
>> > total
>> > of 14" and 30 foot ends terminated with a 910 ohm 2 watt resistor.
>> >
>> > The EWE is reversible by way of switches and the Pennant is 
rotatable
>> > thru
>> > the point or terminating end as the vertical portion is fixed.
>> >
>> > RG-6 CATV coax feeds all RX antennas.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any and all help, advice, comments or suggestions.  I 
need
>> > all
>> > the advice I can get with this 100 watt station............
>> >
>> > de K0CKDennis
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Dennis G. Peterson
>> > 326 East Jefferson Street
>> > Apt 2
>> > York, SC  29745
>> > 803-389-9366
>> >
>> > Read my story below by clicking the URL:
>> >
>> > http://www.yananow.net/Mentors/DennisD.htm
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