Topband: New 160M high performance receiving antenna at W3LPL
Rick Karlquist
richard at karlquist.com
Tue Feb 5 22:53:20 EST 2013
>> Out of curiosity... with so many narrow-pattern receive antenna configs,
>> how do typical contest stations check different directions after a CQ?
Listen on an omni antenna with one ear and a beverage with the other
ear. I originally switched beverages with a rotary switch. It
was a huge improvement when I went to an array of pushbuttons in
a circle. There are indicator lights by each button to indicate
which one is active.
Rick N6RK
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