Topband: Fw: verticals by the sea

[Michael Tope]

Another good example was D4B's 160 meter inverted-V Yagi that was setup 
near the edge of the bluff at the "Monteverde" contest site (now D4C).

Al put in an incredible topband signal into the west coast of the USA. 
Once when I sent him an email complimenting him on his big signal, he 
wrote back and informed me that his amplifier was broken that weekend so 
he had been running in the low power category. I was totally floored.

ZL8X also had a very good low power signal on topband. I think they were 
using an inverted-V up high in a tree along a cliff overlooking the ocean.

73, Mike W4EF..............

On 4/3/2015 10:19 AM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
> 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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