Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea

[donovanf at starpower.net]

Hi Herb, 


Stew's two element inverted-V beam was 265 feet above sea level, 
a spectacular location. The water tower is on the edge of a steep drop 
to the ocean. 


73 
Frank 
W3LPL 


----- Original Message -----

From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs at vitelcom.net> 
To: topband at contesting.com 
Sent: Friday, April 3, 2015 4:24:19 PM 
Subject: Re: Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea 

Didn't Stew Perry, W1BB have basically and inverted Vee with open wire 
feeders at his famous Lighthouse QTH at Winthrop, MA? 

On 4/3/2015 12:48 PM, k1fz wrote: 
> 
> 
> 
> Years ago there was someone using an inverted V and doing quite well with 
> DX. It was later found that he had a long vertical open wire feed line 
> that was thought to be acting as vertical antenna. 
> 
> 73 
> Bruce-K1FZ 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> 
> To: <topband at contesting.com> 
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:17 AM 
> Subject: Re: Topband: verticals by the sea 
> 
> 
>> Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I 
>> read 
>> inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization? 
>> 
>> Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or 
>> NS and 
>> have not yet decided on an antenna. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks, 
>> 
> Mike VE9AA 
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