Topband: KP1

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

Sorry I sent the wrong link for the Navassa lighthouse.

This is the best shot I have found so far.

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/userfiles/file/IBAs/CaribCntryPDFs/navassa.pdf

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ

On 10/23/2014 6:44 PM, Charlie wrote:
> Wow!!  That was a HUGE RX antenna project, Milt!! My hat's off to you!! I'm
> sure it was worth it!  I and the rest of the DX community surely appreciate
> your dedication and your hard work!!
>
> 73,
> Charlie, K4OTV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milt -- N5IA [mailto:n5ia at zia-connection.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 6:22 PM
> To: Charlie; 'Herbert Schoenbohm'; topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: KP1
>
> Her,
>
> Thanks for the photo, and it sure does appear to be a superb location for
> the Top Band stations.
>
> Charlie,  It took Robin and I approximately 2 full, long days to deploy the
> entire Beverage system at VP6DX.  That is 3 x 2 wire/ 1 WL bi-directional
> Beverages, one phased set of bi-directional 2-wire/ 1 WL Beverages,
> appropriate band filters, signal splitters, preamps, and remote 8 position
> switches.  Then we laid out 3 x 400 Meter feed lines and control line to the
> two camps; one set each for the 80 M CW, 75 M SSB, and the 160 M stations.
> Plus a bunch more that takes too much time to tell.
>
> Was it worth it?  YES, YES and YES!!!!!!!!!  All it takes is planning and
> commitment.
>
> A number of the unkowning/ not understanding operator members of the VP6DX
> team verbally questioned "WHY are those two spending SO MUCH time on those
> RX antennas?"  But when it came their turn to operate those stations
> equipped with those RX antennas they became believers immediately.  After
> one particular night the 160 M station op commented at daybreak while
> nursing 'bleeding' ears, "No Beverages, no contacts".  Yet that op put more
> than 200 more DX contacts in the 160 M log that night.  Tropical QRN is a
> real killer.  You have to go prepared to properly combat it.
>
> Even though the 75 M station was equipped with a full size 4-Square, the
> Beverage RX antennas were what made it NOT an alligator.
>
> A properly equipped and deployed RX antenna system for the low band stations
> will double or more the quantity of contacts on 160, 80 & 75 Meters over the
> nominal 2 week life of a DXpediton.
>
> If they don't have room for Beverages then the terminated loops are a great
> 2nd choice.  If this DXpedition has permission to install at the lighthouse
> location, and if the DXpedition leaders are into the 2 camp install a la
> Ducie, Malpelo and Amsterdam, then the helicopter delivered equipment should
> make it a snap.
>
> Here's to a good one!!!!!!!!
>
> 73 de Milt, N5IA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 2:50 PM
> To: 'Herbert Schoenbohm' ; topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: KP1
>
> I surely agree, Herb! Although, putting up a field of Beverages would be a
> lot of work for an expedition! I might opt for a few terminated loops or one
> that could be rotated! That's what they used on the FO0AAA expedition a few
> years back (a KAZ terminated loop designed by ON4UN) - and it worked very
> well!!
>
> I expect it will be lots of fun!!
>
> 73,
> Charlie, K4OTV
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Herbert
> Schoenbohm
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:59 PM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: KP1
>
> Since the landing is planned by chopper the light house would be a great
> place to set up the operation.  Sure would be a super place for low band
> antennas with Beverages in many directions.  Here is a great pix of the
> lighthouse.
>
> http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/userfiles/file/IBAs/CaribCntryPDFs/navassa.
> pdf
>
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