Topband: making a bev seem longer

[Chortek, Robert L.]

Not to hijack the thread, but...

My Hi-Z Array works reasonably well in 160 (despite being only 40’ per side) and very well on both 80 and 40.  It has allowed me to work many countries on 80 and 160 I would not otherwise have been able to hear.

To me, it was worth the effort.

73,

Bob AA6VB 

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> On Aug 6, 2018, at 4:17 PM, WW3S <ww3s at zoominternet.net> wrote:
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> I put a 3 ele hi z array up last fall, and it's not worth a tinkers dam....at least to me.....may be some local noise....it certainly has directivity, at least on the bcb, so so on 80, but on 160, which was my primary interest, never worked well, never better than my reversible ewe, which is probably going back up this fall....
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>> On Aug 6, 2018, at 6:20 PM, Tim Childers K9CQ <k9cq at k9cq.com> wrote:
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>> I have been using the Hi-Z 3 element at 50 foot spacing that Lee designed. I can tell you that the results for me were amazing and it gives you 6 directions.  It works quite well on 40, 80 and 160.  You can also find them at DX Engineering.
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>> Tim, K9CQ
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>> -----Original Message----- From: lee at k7tjr.com
>> Sent: Monday, August 6, 2018 4:32 PM
>> To: topband at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: Topband: making a bev seem longer
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>> First let me apologize if you get this e-mail twice as I have been having
>> problems with MSN.com.
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>> Hi JC,
>> Not all vertical arrays are mono band. A well built 4-square on a 60 foot
>> per side can do a stellar job on 160, 80, and 40 meters while extending well
>> down into the broadcast band. The 3 element as well as the 4-square based 8
>> element on an 85 foot diameter circle will do the same thing.
>> 
>> Lee   K7TJR
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