[TowerTalk] REAL HIGH

[Larry G Schimelpfenig]

Hi George. You are correct, there is an awful lot to be said for being
able to switch between antennas instead of rotating. Phil KT3Y with his
assortment of wire arrays in various directions and at various heights is
a good example. Someone with a yard full of trees and a little savvy with
a bow and arrow can be competitive without putting a lot cash into
antennas. Lot to be said for making top ten with wires.
73 de Larry K7SV
 
On Sat, 11 Oct 1997 07:07:22 -0500 (CDT) george fremin iii
<geoiii@bga.com> writes:
>>You have arrived at, in my opinion, the correct number of antennas 
>for
>>contesters. Three different antennas gives you a variety of takeoff 
>angles
>>that should cover most combinations of conditions. At the same time, 
>it is
>>not so many that you spend your contesting hours switching back and 
>forth,
>>experimenting with antennas. 
>>
>>In the multi-ops I've built, I've intentionally limited the number of
>>antennas for any given band to three at a time to prevent lost time 
>from
>>operators continually experimenting with antennas.
>
>I agree with the above.  Of course as you learn what the 
>antennas usually do - yoiu will make the choice 
>without having to worry if some other antenna is better. 
>
>At N5AU we had more antennas but most were fixed
>so that you switched to the "best" antenna for that 
>direction.  I sure is fun to be able to turn an antenna
>switch and "find" that station that is calling - not to 
>mention faster. 
>
>I think that with three antennas you can cover most of the 
>major directions that are open at a given time an thus
>limit the amount of time that you spend turning antennas. 
>
>
>-- 
>
>George Fremin III
>Austin, Texas C.K.U.     "It is hard to be in one place at the same 
>time."
>K5TR                             -- Overheard at the TR-Log booth
>512/416-7010                          at the Dayton Hamvention
>geoiii@bga.com
>
>--
>FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
>Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
>Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
>Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
>Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search
>

--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search