Topband: Receive antennas from 5X

[George]

Good info, Steve

I too worked Paul for my first 5X Q on topband.  I think he also used one of 
our BCS (wire) units in Uganda.  But low dipole can do the job.

I think we need to remember that Paul was a single op, probably in a fairly 
quiet (electrically) area.  Fast fwd 20 years and more noisy stuff.

And with a multiop setup, that 5X8C has, may be generating their own noise?

5X8C is making NA Qs each nite but I know the rx condx aren't best.  Not so 
good on this end either.  Some of this is just funky condx.

Keep pluggin

73  George  W8UVZ

Hi Dave

Greetings from Western Australia!

I had a number of contacts on 160m with Paul Wyse 5X4F during the later half 
of the 1990s.  Paul had a great signal on 160m with only a 240’ dipole at 36’, 
fed with open wire, and 100W from a TS450S. He had no separate receiving 
antenna but could hear very well.

Based on Paul’s success, my guess is that a dipole with as high central 
point as you can get it is going to be the best rx and tx antenna from where 
you are.  Unfortunately vertically polarised antennas aren’t always the best 
on 160m, particularly when you are near the equator and the ground 
conductivity is marginal.   Freshwater and mud can be quite disappointing in 
this regard.

Vy 73

Steve, VK6VZ



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