Re[2]: [TowerTalk] KT-34XA

[R. Otto]

Hello n4kg,

You bring up an interesting point I've often wondered about.  I do not
"compete" in contests, though I do often work them in order to get new
countries for DXCC.  I've always felt that for DX, you were better off
to have great F/B and put up a vertical antenna or wire antenna for
listening, and/or watch the cluster for input.  How do the rest of the
DX'rs feel??  Since the C31XR doesn't do WARC bands, I've been
considering stacking a small beam antenna above the C31XR for WARC,
and depending on which one I get, for "listening" but mounting it
facing the oposite way from the C31XR.  Is that a dumb idea?? (ducking
after opening myself with that comment <G>)

73's from.......

R. Otto
N8NGA@one.net
Cincinnati, Ohio

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Tuesday, August 29, 2000, 8:02:05 AM, you wrote:


njc> Re:  Lower F/B on KT34XA

njc> I recall several years ago that W0ZV did a 20M single band
njc> effort in a CQ WW CW contest using a KLM 20M monobander.

njc> The next year he did the same thing using a KT34XA.  His
njc> multiplier went up by 10 or 15 countries.  I often wondered
njc> if this wasn't due to having LESS  F/B and therefore hearing
njc> multipliers off the back of the antenna.

njc> When I replaced an ice-damaged 2L QUAD with a TH7, I
njc> immediately noticed I no longer heard Pacific stations
njc> when beaming Africa and had to switch to a West antenna
njc> to look for VK/ZL/ KH etc.  

njc> Personally, I prefer having a LOW (10 dB) F/B antenna for
njc> multiplier hunting in contests.  2L Yagi's and 2L Quads
njc> make great searching antennas.

njc> de  Tom  N4KG


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